Spring (apparently) has sprung

Large image: Tiny forest in a champagne fluke,.Small top to bottom: Tiny "fairy wing" in the large garden; delicate tiny onion sprouts under the tree; a giraffe exploring the flat lands.

Today was beautiful. Even prettier than yesterday, so I had to venture out in it. All the little green things of spring seem to be waking up from their winter slumber, so I took some pictures. Then I had the great idea to make terrariums. They are a terrible mess to put together fairly easy to create. I decided to use some wine goblets that were headed to the thrift shop and layered the bits of moss and clover from my yard.


The spongy mid-size moss (type unknown) in the photo above inspired the idea. I started combing the yard for other mosses, etc and came across the tiny onions at the bottom of the tree. You can't tell in the picture, but they are only about 5mm across at the bulb. Adorable.


After I hauled in the moss and rocks and dirt, made a huge muddy mess in my kitchen, and decided I was finished creating tiny worlds for my imaginary woodland friends, I put the remainder of the greenery in a pie plate (I seriously over estimated how much I would need.) Now I have my very own mini-meditation garden. It even came with a tiny little fairy hiding in the thicket.

Large picture: Ms. Altie's fence with her daffodils. She told a great story about this fence that I never fully appreciated until I realized I would never hear it again. Small, top to bottom: Very tiny white blossoms;
a daffodil that survived the last snow; wild violets