Cloud sat posed next to the bouquet of flowers, with a look on her face like she demanded her photo be taken.
It’s good to stop and admire the flowers sometimes!
Category: Flowers
Flowers
Every year I like spring more and more.
It’s hard to stay sad when pretty little flowers are poking up through the ground, and the world explodes with color.
A Garden Theme
A bit of a theme has appeared in the garden this year..
My wildflower garden was suddenly a sea of yellow and purple.
A bit of an unusual color combination, but I didn’t mind it!
The Allium bulbs that were planted last fall had sprouted up as fluffy purple spheres.
And the lone foxglove from last spring had certainly multiplied.
It’s interesting to watch what color themes emerge from the garden. It’s always changing.
Cherry Snow
It was late March, and it snowed again. For the fourth time. It rarely snows even once in March.
I was ready for warm weather, but I can never help being excited when I see the fluffy white snow cover all the flowers.
When snow was predicted in the forecast, my camera came to work with me in anticipation.
The snow finally started after many hours spent glancing up out the window every few minutes.
Many times throughout the day, my camera and I ran outside to take pictures of the cherry tree lined streets, as some of the biggest snowflakes I’d ever seen fell from the sky.
Later that day all the snow melted away when it turned to rain, like it had never even been there. Winter came back, just for a moment, and then it was finally gone.
A March Winter
It was a winter that was much colder than recent yeas had been.
The flowers that begun to spring up in January of last year were nowhere in sight until March.
The cold continued, and it snowed more times in March than it had for the entire winter.
On the second day of spring, as I watched the snow covered the flowers, I began to forget what warm days felt like. But now the snow has finally melted, and the cold has begun to fade away.. Winter might be nearly over.
Despite the Cold
Despite the cold that just wont seem to leave, flowers have begun to appear from the ground, and fill the yard with color.
Spring is one of the most exciting seasons, every day a little more green, and a little more color appears, after a long dark winter.
Green is on the Way
Through the drab brown leaves and dirt, green is beginning to appear.
The sun is shining for a little bit longer each day, and the air is feeling warmer and warmer.
Green is on the way!
An Evening in my Mom’s Garden
My Mom’s house is surrounded with spectacular gardens that she has been working on for the past twenty something years. I never really planned on having a big garden myself, but every year I find myself planing more and more flowers. I can see now where I inherited my love of gardens from!
The back yard is home to a lush shade garden. But even further back, down past the pebble path, the tree house I used to play in can be spotted beneath the giant maple tree.
Following the curvy grass path brings you to the front yard and a pond that’s loaded with water plants.
Tulips and a Bee
I’ve grown to really like Tulips. They never were one of my top favorite flowers, but I like that they seem to stay in bloom longer than any of my other bulbs, which bloom for a couple days and then turn into what looks like an old brown tissue. This fall I am going to plant an absurd amount of them and watch my yard explode with tulips when the spring comes.
This pointy white one must have came in the variety pack I bought, even though the picture didn’t show any like this. I’ve never seen a pointy leaf tulip before. I hope he comes back next year.
(Not a tulip, I just liked how this other plant looked!)
Another reason tulips are good: Their leaves fall off one by one while they’re still colorful, and never once look like a dried brown tissue.
I saw this bee hanging out while I was taking tulip pictures. It’s rare to see an actual honey bee these days!
Flower Explosion
I am always amazed at how quickly winter turns into spring. How one day you see some green poking up through the dirt, and then barely a week later. Flowers everywhere.
This Hummingbird Moth loved the flowers!
And just as quickly as they bloomed, the flowers faded away. Not to be seen again for another year. I love these flowers that fill the front garden with giant splotches pf color. I just wish the blooms stayed longer.