Tag Archives: springtime
What’s Blooming Now
Two years ago I planted one pink jasmine plant and this is what it looks like now. Everything grows so fast in California! Gardening out here is basically cutting things back. I love the fragrance, as it’s like the white … Continue reading
Painterly
This photo makes me want to get out the oil paints. It has a painterly quality that I really like. I do miss East-Coast azaleas…we have them in California, but they’re small and not that great. Since we’re still sheltering … Continue reading
Back Again
Hi everyone, It feels like I’ve been gone for ages. Sorry about that. My husband had kidney transplant surgery (on Christmas Day no less!) and I was his caregiver. I have to say it was the most stressful and rewarding … Continue reading
Happy First Week of Spring!
OK, now it’s official. Spring has arrived, although we’re still having rainy cool weather. Can’t complain, though–we need the rain desperately. And at least it’s not snow. I took the above while living on the East Coast and they are … Continue reading
Wisteria
We are having cool and rainy weather this month, which is very unusual. The drought may be ending, so we can’t complain. Everything is blooming now, including one of my favorites, Wisteria. They smell heavenly. Great weekend, everyone! {carole}
Happy Easter
Happy Easter to those who celebrate and a great weekend to everyone else! {carole}
That Time of Year Again
“With the coming of spring, I am calm again.” ~Gustav Mahler
Rain in May
We’ve been having really unusual weather lately. Cool and windy and now, rainy. I never thought I’d be happy to see rain after years in the D.C. area, but we’re in the middle of a drought. While walking Rocky, I … Continue reading
Lost Kwanzans
While deleting photos off my cell phone (my least favorite photography task) I found these shots of Kwanzan cherry blossoms. I do miss these, along with lilacs and peonies. Hope your week’s going well so far. I’m afraid I’ve fallen … Continue reading
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Tagged iPhoneography, Kwanzan cherry blossoms, pink flowers, Prunus serrulata, springtime
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Brush the Sky
There’s a very tall, old tree at the end of our driveway with blossoms on it. I think they’re cherry blossoms, but they always come out before the rest of the cherry trees in the neighborhood. At any rate, I … Continue reading
