Sunshine! Wow, I had almost forgotten what it felt like. What a long and rough winter we’ve had. I don’t think it is quite done with us yet, but I am taking advantage of today’s nice weather and planting some pansies.
There was no way I was going to wait any longer. The grocery store has their pansies out on the sidewalk and I can’t pass by them to go in for a gallon of milk and a case of Coke Vanilla Zero without stopping to daydream about warm weather.
Then, Target had garden tools with pink handles in thier Dollar Spot. How could I resist? 
Pansies are pretty hardy, they should do well. And their little faces sure do brighten my own every time I walk by them planted by my front door.
Yesterday was delightful also. I went downtown (Lawrence, KS has a lively, active and entertaining downtown area with lots going on) and we went to visit one of the big Jayhawks that I painted and mosaic-ed with another artist a couple years back.
I could possibly be the only person in this entire town who isn’t planning on watching the big KU game tonight. The downtown atmosphere was pulsing with excitement.
I may not be a basketball fan, but I do love my town and know how important the game is to it.
My husband is a HUGE fan, and is in DC right now, so I bought Sugarwings a KU shirt (pink, of course) and took some photos to send to him before the game.
When I got the pictures back, she was so cute, I had to make some scrap book pages.
As a non-typical fan, I couldn’t just do a sporty page. I used vintage wallpaper, some old sheet music (one song about basketball, the other about the state flower of Kansas, the sunflower).
And since I am a lazy scrap booker, I made a pocket on one page to put multiple photos into, instead of trying to think up ideas for using all of them on the pages. 
I used KU colors, of red, blue and yellow, but had to do it in flowers and ribbon.
When I make scrapbook pages, I tend to not worry too much about making it perfect. Edges are a bit crooked and things aren’t lined up exact. Mostly, I just want to get the photos into the book and get something attractive on the pages with them.
If I worried too much about it, I’d never get them in the books, and having fun memories in the albums is the main goal.
And anyway, that baby is so cute, no one notices what I do to the page, people who look at albums are more interested in the pictures of her, and the backgrounds are just that- backgrounds.
I’m off to enjoy more of this pretty day and walk out in our woods with the dogs. Of course, that means I will probably be picking cockle burrs off of them this evening but hey, I wasn’t planning on watching the big game on TV tonight anyway!
HI Karla, I was reading your next post (too bad of that bottle, but it will be allright in the end, I’m certain of that) when this post suddenly appeared. Again you are so right about scrapbooking. But I think there is a difference between using your own imagination and using all those thougt-for-you papers and lay-outs. I like this so much better! And of course it’s the pictures that count. You have made everything with so much love, the pictures as well as the scrapping/backgrounds that one crinkle or something can be easily overseen. Have a nice weekend!
Love it all. I hope the Hawks win tonight, but to be honest, I won’t be watching either. (Oh don’t let my sisters hear me say that!) Love the pictures of Sugarwings on the moziac-ed hawk downtown, I am sure your husband will LOVE the pictures you made for him. And the little hawk, oh I mean sugarwings, looks cute with her pink KU shirt on!
Your JayHawk is awesome! It reminds me of the big whales around Cape Cod that various artists decorated anyway they wanted to. About the same size as your Jayhaawk too! But no Sugarwings to grace the whales they was she does your Jayhawk!
(Just went shopping with you AGAIN! I’m hooked! Do I need spring or what??? I raked our yard so long today my shoulders ache! lol)
Hi Karla! My pretty sign came today! Thank you so much! I just love it!
She looks so sweet in her pink shirt!!!!!I love the pansies. They speak of Spring….Have a beautiful weekend…Mary
Beautiful pansies…
I enjoy seeing your scrapbook pages, you are so good at keeping up with them
Karen
Hope your team won last night! I’m afraid I don’t follow basketball. I have a “Hockey” husband….so that is where our set is tuned 🙂
As always your photos are great and full of inspiration! 🙂 Rosie
I get lost in here! So many beautiful things to see and this little princess gets more beautiful every day.
Thanks for sharing.
Hugs,
Dayami 😉
Go Jayhawks! Love Sugar Wings in her shirt! I’m with you on the scrapbook layouts. I’d rather be putting that energy into other stuff.
Like your lovely pansies and beautiful gazing balls. We’ve had a dreadful and long winter here, and the past few days have been glorious — so I can feel your excitement!
Sugarwings is perfect… I’m sure your husband appreciates her support!! 😉 And you just gave me a total lightning bolt revelation!: I don’t have to paste down every single photo!! I can put in pockets too and finally get caught up with my scrapbooks!!! (this summer). I don’t know why I never thought of it. duh.