A lone walk

I had a rare opportunity for a walk on my own with Tangent recently.  We just strolled over to our usual field, but it's amazing what you notice when you're not preoccupied entertaining a two year old!
Some the photos need cropping/editing at some point, but here they are in their raw form:

 The only purple flower in the field

 Buttercup

Trolley wheel

 Upended trolley, yes I live in quite a chavvy area

Love the red on this thorn branch

Tangent enjoying one-on-one time

Mother's day cards

A little late, but here are the Mother's day cards I made last month for my mother and mother-in-law:

For the first one I wanted to steer away from the usual aperture opening used for cross stitch cards, so I used torn paper as a border. I also contrasted the bright yellow of the sunflower with a light blue theme, which I think gave the card a much softer feel.

The above polar bear design was initially a bit of a headache as I realised I was missing some thread colour from the kit a bit late. The bear is actually supposed to be beige. Fortunately, my mother-in-law likes polar bears, so it worked out well! I'm a little disappointed with the ribbon border as it is barely staying on (see top left corner), but I made the best with the adhesive I had to hand.