Two hours of Sunshine this morning

You are a gifted painter. I enjoyed your blog very much.

What a lovely selection of plants / flowers Brian you are braver than me I have a quick look round and then dash back indoors minus the photos , You are talented I love your painting its very good ..........

Wow, I love that painting, it's very special. There's something quite ethereal about it! You are such a generous person Brian, to give that away. I'm sure she will treasure it very much. I love to see the spring flowers with the autumn leaves all dry and crunchy around them.

have you been having a lot of grey moody days Brian? We've had more than our fair share of sunshine this month....at least since we returned from Antigua. We've no snow yet, just very cold and frozen again.

Karen it has been depressingly grey the couple of hours sun this morning is the most we have seen for quite some time, quite a lot of the snowdrops would open there flowers if we had more sun.
The painting is to go in her kitchen and as I understand it her partner has to repaint the kitchen a different colour to suit,( I shall be popular with him).

My Galanthus arrived today. I have taken a photo of it. Looks wonderful. :0))
Your garden looks so lovely.......lots of life and colour.
I must say Brian your painting of the hovering bird is beautiful. I am sure it is worth painting the kitchen for.
I also must say that the west coast of Scotland has had more than its fair share of rain, wind and snow.

Lots of life in your garden Bjs and I love (want) that painting. I would gladly paint my kitchen for it. But I would not have to. It would fit perfectly. The kitchen paint is greyish blue.

Agree with Linda and Klahanie regards the painting. Hope you get more sunshine soon...after all...Bristol for goodness sake! :))

What a fantastic painting Brian and your flowers are looking good - I especially like your primulas and the creeper in the greenhouse and of course the Helebores -and snowdrops - and it is snowing in Shropshire tonight!!

Your hellebores and snowdrops are gorgeous - way ahead of here. Your blogs are always so beautiful and cheering.
Fabulous painting too. I can't even paint a skirting board properly let alone a bird.

Lovely plants, Brian - such a joy to see them. I haven't much out yet, just a few snowdrops and even fewer crocuses. Lots of green shoots popping up, though, and breaking buds on the honeysuckle.

That's a beautiful painting - what a generous gift!

Certainly way ahead of my garden so really appreciate you sharing yours Brian, the painting is lovely, I always think a gift like that is all the more special when one knows the artist personally....

Brian, just noticed today that one of the cyclamen you sent me has a very very tiny flower on it. The labels have gone astray so I don't know which one it is. The leaves are round without much contrasting variegation. The end of what has seemed a long wait!

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It will be Cyclamen Coum for sure you do need a bit of patients usually 2/3 years, once they start flowering they go on for years and will spread like your autumn ones.
You do get small flowers first year that's normal

I sprinkled quite a lot of C.Coum seed in woods near me where I walk Jamie about four years ago and was pleasantly surprised to see them in flower a week ago, not where I sprinkled them but about eight feet further down the bank so presume the rain washed them on down.

In trouble again OH read through your comments It is not the kitchen I am told but the hall that has to be repainted for the painting !!

You've got lots of colour Brian....I only have brown and green at the moment.
Excellent painting, too!

Hi Brian ...
pretty flowers and super painting ! :o)

Love the painting, I think it's great, love the bold lines, what medium? Love your pics too, everyones seems way ahead of my garden. Looking forward to seeing the tropaeolum in flower:-)

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I am looking forward to the Tropaeolum grew it for a good many years but lost 2011 the hard winter, same year I lost my tree fern.
The paint is Acrylic

What a lovely painting and the Flowers are to die for !
Keep up the good work ! ( i need you ) lol
Thanks again ! X

Love your painting, and your flowers, particularly your Primulas.

Thank you Brian, how interesting that the first years flowers are tiny! I thought soemthing might be wrong with them. Something to look forward to next year then, and hopefully for years to come.