Buttercups and Daisies

We are enjoying the slow pace of these days spent at home, the Little People are happy pottering about spending time with friends and neighbours. We are great friends with the family at number 18 and during the holidays our back and front doors are open and troops of little feet run in and out pretty much all day, switching between indoors and outdoors, dividing their imaginative games between our two houses, with occasional breaks for food and rest.

This afternoon, the air felt warm and muggy and there was a slight tetchiness setting in amongst the Little Peeps. So on the spur of the moment we decided to grab a picnic rug, some drinks, snacks, ball and frisby and head up to the park. It was the first time in ages that we have done this simple thing, and it was unexpectedly lovely to sit on the grass, kick off my flip flops and crochet a little while the Little People played. They spent some time on the swings, but mostly they just enjoyed the open space and the slightly damp, lush grass. Roly poly's down the hill, chasing games, football and frisby, followed by some quiet concentration making daisy chains.

After a while, I took them to explore the meadow that sits right next to the park. I had noticed the bright yellow shining through the trees and couldn't resist the lure of those beautiful flowers. Wow, it was quite a sight, sooo much glorious, golden yellow! This meadow is protected and it is not a place to go trampling through, there is a cut grass pathway running around the perimeter for people like us who wish to wander a little and take it all in. I confess I was very tempted to go haring right into the midst of it just for the hell of it, but I managed to control my urges.

It's been a good day, I do so love May. We are teetering on the cusp of Spring and Summer and it's my most favourite time of year without a doubt.

ps random fact :: I just noticed that this is post number 929...wondering if i will make it to 1000 by the end of the year? Three posts a week should do it. I'm going to plan something juicy to celebrate when I get there :)

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Comments

[Anne]

Great photos! So much green and so much sun! Germany is drowing in rain (I don't think it stopped to rain since sunday evening...), so it's lovely to see the prof that sun actually exists... :)

Take care
Anne
http://crochetbetweentwoworlds.blogspot.de

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Deliciously yummy- great post. Karen xx

[Mitsa Xida]

Loved the pictures meadows and green!

[Ineke]

We call them in Holland: Madeliefjes en boterbloemen................. Spring is in the air!!!

Have a nice day!

Greetings from Holland

[Jacky Russell]

Beautiful buttercups! There seems to be so many of them this year. We live close to the Thames and that is our stomping ground for a little peace and quiet.

[CJ]

What a beautiful meadow, how lovely that it exists, places like this should be preserved. I've just recently realised that this is my favourite time of year as well, all that green, and all of those fresh flowers. Good luck with the remaining 71 posts, I shall look forward to reading them all. I hope you have a good week, CJ xx

[Taciana Simmons]

Wow that is wonderful ...almost 1,000 expressions of love and memories kept for a lifetime...what a wonderful feeling. I love the yellow flowers and your blanket is just gorgeous.
I have not yet made a proper post of my Japanese flower blanket ( as I'm currently in the process of moving), but I did a quick sneak preview and have a couple of picture on my blog right now. It was a fun blanket to make and I'm already on to making another one.
Hope you have a wonderful week :)

[elizabeth]

Your area is so pretty, love meadows and it's nice to see all the flowers again, they seem to disappear some years ago, even our verges had lost their flowers. Thanks for such a pretty post. Happy blogging.

[Susie]

Wow! Close to 1000 posts! That is quite an achievement-- thanks for the beautiful words and pictures!

[Anne Dearle]

Thanks again Lucy for sharing your day with us. Brings back memories of times shared with our children when they were younger. Love your patch on earth , so peaceful and beautiful. Would love to visit one day. In the meantime, we get a glimpse of the country side which is completely different to us in dry Australia.can't wait to see your seaside ripple completed.

[Carolyn]

A meadow protected purely for its beauty- what a wonderful thing and what a lovely place to spend an afternoon.

[Lucie Drlet]

Beautiful photos! Vive l'été qui s'en vient. Summer is coming! Yes!

[Helen]

This sounds like a lovely day enjoying where you are, really nice that the buttercups are protected too
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[Jenny]

What a lovely afternoon you had in a 'field of gold'. Here in suburban Sydney and surrounding countryside you would never see anything like this. A sight for sore eyes! Thank you for sharing Lucy, you live in such an enchanting area. I love this type of post as much as I love your crochet!

[Andrina T]

I so wish I could go traipsing about in the fields here without wondering if I would coming home with creepy crawlies on me. *sigh* The heat and humidity here are ridiculous. I so need to move to England. Your blog is my passport there. :)

[Barbara]

Looks like you and the kids had a fun filled day! I've been indoors more right now. Can't wait until you have that 1000 post!

[Chris Porter]

Memories are made of this! It's not the expensive trips or treats that children remember. It's the spending time together, guessing what the clouds look like, etc. Mine (now 34&32) still remember sitting on benches in town, with a can of fizzy and a sausage roll, just 'people-watching'!! Happy days xx

[Carole Williamson]

Gorgeous photos Lucy.
Can't wait for your 1000th post. Your posts are so fantabulous & inspirational.
Looking forward to Simply Crochet magazine this week.
Love Carole from Rossendale xx

[Morgan]

I always love your photographs - thanks for letting us have a window into your world xx

[louise]

I love a buttercup meadow too. Sitting in the park is spring is a lovely simple pleasure. I think you might enjoy a post I'm drafting at the moment, packed full of cow parsley and buttercup fields in Derbyshire. I'll be publishing it later :)

[Dorothy Griffiths]

Hello Lovely Lucy as always such a treat to come and visit you and your wonderful family. I love buttercups as they are so innocent and fresh, the colour is just divine. Lucy what an achievement 1000 posts and I know that you will do it. I am hoping to do another course with you very soon, my little bird is on my wall in my little cupboard I call my sewing room. Have a wonderful week Lucy, sending you lots of loves and hugs. Dorothyxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

[Clare]

So pretty, all the winter rain has caused a buttercup epidemic. I've had daisies on my mind today as I've started working on a Summertime wreath so far I'm thinking Roses and Daisies. Enjoy the rest of the half term and good luck with 1000 by the end of the year
Clare xx

[Deirdre]

Hi Lucy, just back from a lovely week in the Cotswolds & find I have a feast of Attic 24 to catch up with...brill!!! Have finished my mandala, the glue goes on tonight & hope to get it in the post tomorrow, I'm really excited to be part of something like this. Just ordered wool for both pink & blue buntings...new grandchild due in August, have to be prepared for boy or girl, thanks once again for the inspiration xxx

[Megan]

What a lovely afternoon! :)

[Inge]

Beautiful pictures!
What à Lovely flip flops!