Woohoo!!  We noticed that the pine trees are in pollen stage right now.  

 

I'm not sure if this kind of pollen causes allergic reactions, but it sure covers our cars and coats the furniture in our house.

 

Time to get busy dusting...every day.  Should end by June.

 

HAPPY SPRING!!!

 

I know you know this tree when it has leaves, but can you tell me what it is with only flowers to identify it? 

 

Blooming early April, fuzzy yellow flowers.  Any ideas?

 

I'll wait...

 

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It is Sassafras.  Did you know it?  We love seeing it in bloom.  Spring is here!!!

 

HAPPY SPRING!!!

 

Look how beautiful!!!  The apple trees are starting to bloom.

 

Try not to let the picture fool you, our trees are not really at a 45 degree angle.  Just my camera.  ;)

 

HAPPY SPRING!!!

 

 

 

April 9th 2022:  sleet!!!  Wow!!!  What a day for weather!!  

 

HAPPY SPRING!!!

 

Good news!!!  The Mahonia at Meeks Park has berries.  We were afraid they might have gotten burned by the cold.  Nope, the berries look fine.  They will get bluer as the season goes on, and tasty when they are all the way ripe.

 

Those leaves look a bit ominous, don't they?  They are stiff and sharp, I guess in an attempt to protect the berries from foragers like me.  I am careful when picking the berries, and I don't walk around barefoot in the presence of Mahonia.  Just a tip from a friend.

 

HAPPY SPRING!!

 

 

 

I planted a little catmint a few years ago, and it is still coming back.  It has looked like this all winter.  And now that spring is here, it will start growing, and will get up to about 3 feet tall.  It gets kinda sprawlly, if that is even a word.   You know what I mean.  I'll show you another picture when that happens.

 

Gizmo loves to sniff all around it.  Not sure if he eats it, or just smells it.  Anyway, he likes it.  We do too, because it is pretty growing next to the deck rails.  

 

Let me know if you want some, we have lots.

 

HAPPY GARDENING!!!

 

 

 

Violets are blooming everywhere.  Don't they just make you smile?  Me too.

 

HAPPY SPRING!!!

 

Not such a great picture, but I wanted to show you that the Dogwood we planted last year is blooming.

 

Last year for my birthday we planted 3 Dogwoods and 2 Redbud trees.  They are all in some stage of bloom right now.  Thank goodness the redbuds are later blooming than the big ones in our yard.  They are a little redder too, so I will get a picture of them when they bloom all the way out.  

 

As you can see, we have to cage everything, so the deer don't eat them.  We just look past the cages to see how beautiful the trees are.

 

HAPPY GARDENING!!!

 

Our Cinnamon fern is coming up.  The fiddleheads are about the size of my thumb right now, but when they open all the way they will be about 4 feet tall.

 

I love watching them emerge, and then grow so tall.

 

HAPPY SPRING!!!

 

This is what our friends see when they come around the corner.  :)   April showers bring May flowers.  And maybe rainbows.

 

I tickle myself, and lots of others.  

 

HAPPY SPRING!!!