Springtime Thoughts

Spring is peaking in our garden!  There are so many trees and shrubs and flowers showing off their beauty.  About this time in my garden I want the beauty to stay around a little longer.  I'm not in charge (thank goodness), so everything has its season and blossoms for a certain period of time.  Today was in the 90's so I'm afraid the spring blossoms will be fleeting soon, but more lovelies will bloom as summer begins.

"Came the spring with all its splendor.  All its birds and all its blossoms.  All its flowers and leaves and grasses. "

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

All of the dogwoods in our yard were planted by the birds and I do thank them very much for the gifts they give.  We get seedlings coming up all the time and place them where we want them.  The dogwood is the Virginia state tree.  It's one of my favorite trees to blossom on our property.  They really do light up our windows with their lovely white blossoms.

If you know of a more lovely blossom, please let me know.

The wisteria are now buzzing with bees and showing their beauty.

Azaleas are blooming!

Can you believe we bought all of these azaleas 45 years ago for one dollar a piece in one gallon containers?  It takes time to grow a garden, so start today.  You won't be sorry!

I've also had to remove the chipped paint from my Mama's pots and give them a nice coat of paint.  I like to plant annuals to brighten the patio and the front porch.  I had to giggle to myself at this point as they look like cows to me at this stage!

I think my Mama would like how they look now.

We continue to have quite a crop of mushrooms growing through the chipped up oak we had removed last year.

This one grew to be quite large!

Isn't nature fascinating?  I stand in amazement over the beauty of our earth!

The Columbine is blooming.  These sweet little flowers pop up all along the perennial bed.  I have red ones as well that I need to photograph.

I am sure that this Viburnum will be turning into white snowballs with the warmer temperatures.

The peonies survived the removal of yet another black gum tree a couple of weeks ago.  

"In the Spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt."  Margaret Atwood

I so enjoy gardening.  I hope you have been able to plant something to nurture at your home.  It doesn't have to be on a large scale.  A simple pot of flowers will make you smile.

I recently won a giveaway at Teresa's blog.  She sent me the most lovely bead that she made.  I told her I thought I would put it on a key to a cabinet, but instead decided to put it on the pull chain of the fan in our kitchen.  I think it looks nice there and will remind me the kindness of friends here in Blogdom.  Thank you Teresa

Teresa's hand made bead is on the right and Mary Engelbreit's teapot is on the left.