Thank you, Nurdan! ♥

Isn't my new header image gorgeous? It's a part of a sampler designed by a dear blogging friend and expert stitcher Nurdan. If you are interested in embroidery, her beautiful blog By Nurdan Kanber is a must. (This Easter post is one of my favourites!)

Nurdan says her work was inspired by my photos. In fact, you can see flowers and trees, little birds and swans, squirrels and hares in it. :) She's already working on this pattern and will share its progress in her future posts.

Thank you so much, dearest Nurdan! ♥

Before seeing Nurdan's lovely work, the title of this post was "Comparison is the thief of joy". (A quotation attributed to Theodore Roosevelt but uncertain.)  In many cases, comparing your life, your work, your looks or whatever to someone else’s will only serve to make you unhappy. Did you already guess I'm talking about our climate now? :)

It's snowing, when I'm writing this. It's normal here, no matter how much I would like to be outdoors gardening and taking photos of flowers. It may snow in April or even in May. (When I was in driving school, we had some snow in June.) It's OK. I should remember that.

It starts to look a little bit boring though... Let's see how spring looks in Northern Italy...

Back to Finland...

We'll always have pretty clouds...

... and handsome icicles. :)

Have a happy April!

Kevät ei oikein etene, mutta eipä anneta sen harmittaa. Flörin (Kauppila) taimiluettelo näyttää taas aivan ihanalta. Kukkaisaa huhtikuuta! :)

♥