My cherry blossoms were on their last legs, but we had a visitor from Japan who wanted to see my cherry tree. He was quite fascinated saying he'd only seen pink blossoms but he had to concede that white cherry blossoms were beautiful also. Can you imagine me grinning ear to ear?
My lilacs won't be ready for their showing for another week or two. With the cherry tree gradually losing her petals with each gust of wind, the apple tree is starting to show a few buds. Surprisingly, there's not many buds. I wonder why. The Lilies of the Valley are also showing the promise of some heavenly scents and the Fothagilla is already presenting its brush flowers for everyone see.
I made a concerted effort to notice how many different kinds of birds fly through my back yard. I was happy to notice a cardinal, 2 blue jays, sparrows, a red-wing blackbird, robins, mourning doves, starlings... and that's about it. My neighbor said a woodpecker poked a hole in the siding of his house. Hmmm.... I don't think I want to see that in our property.
P.S. I made my super duper frappaccino (I really need to learn how to spell that.) for my Japanese guest but he said it didn't have enough of a coffee flavor in it. I ended up giving him plain iced coffee which he liked even better. Oh sheesh!
Birds and bees and flowers--sounds heavenly to me.
ReplyDeleteThe photos are beautiful, makes me want to take a lunch and go sit in the park. But, it is raining here today, so that's out. I'm spending the day making a spring door wreath for a friend/relative.
ReplyDeleteDid you grow all those beautiful trees yourself? They are simply breath-taking.
Beautiful pictures--the photography is exceptional, as are your gardening skills--- +Our cherry blossoms here are pink-
ReplyDeleteSpeaking of bees I was happy to see there were a lot of them. I'd heard in the news that the U.S. was suffering from lack of bees to do the pollinating of farm crops.
ReplyDeleteThanks, dellgirl. We planted the cherry, ash and apple tree. The house came with a huge oak, chestnut and locust. Sorry about the rain. We're expecting it here, too.
Hi Nannan, thank you very much for the compliment. Every time I get a nice shot it feels like I'm picking that flower and having it live forever.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos Kay and that is a good selection of birds. Woodpeckers actually pecking holes are usually going after bugs of some kind. The drumming they do in the spring is to proclaim territory and attract a mate and doesn't usually cause damage..here is a web site with some info for your neighbor.
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Beautiful photos. They make me wish Maine's spring were just a little more prompt in arriving. Our lilacs are heavily budded, though, and the lily of the valley looks promising.
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