It's all about the flowers

 Work on the orchid pots goes slowly. I'm using porcelain so there is a lot of waiting for the clay to be just right before going on to the next step, and with the humid weather it takes days or weeks even. This little pot will get some holes when it's good and ready. I'll have to be extra careful not to break the dish part off when I'm cutting the holes like I did to the pot in the second picture. Orchid pots don't really need holes but I like being able to keep an eye on the root growth.

I'll have to throw a little dish for this one now and put them in the glaze fire together. The glaze will fuse them into one piece. They're a little rough at this point but when they're bone dry I can refine them a bit.

This is the coil built asymmetrical bud vase I worked on forever. Those deep cuts might split wide open in firing but I'm living dangerously.

The garden is coming to life, mostly weeds of course, but this rhododendron is a pretty sight at breakfast.

Peonies are taking advantage of the rain and growing fast. They don't look like much yet but will be fabulous soon. 

I hate cleaning up after bulbs, but they do so well in my horrible sandy soil that I can hardly NOT grow them. And they bring some much needed color into my life at this time of year.