A What's Growing in my Backyard Post + Knitting

Went for a walk in my backyard this morning with my camera. I find it gets the creative juices flowing to spend time outside and oddly enough gives me a sense of abundance. Must be all the green things popping out of the ground that weren't there last week.

 Pea Shoots

 Violets

 The awkward teenager stage of my peonies

 Sedum

 More violets-they're all over my lawn

Rhubarb

And last but not least, my Be Simple shawl in the beginning stages of casting off, amongst the vinca.

I call it periwinkle but have heard it called vinca too. What's the right answer? Or are they 2 different plants?