Hello again!
No, your eyes aren’t playing tricks on you… You ARE in the right place – just the background theme of my blog has changed. I was playing around trying to find one that would be better for showing photos and accidentally installed one, erasing my previous theme, which has already been discontinued and can’t be re-installed. This was the closest I could come up with until I find one I like. Thanks for your patience while I try to figure this out.
Meanwhile, I thought you might enjoy seeing some of the spring pictures I took while I was in Southern Indiana earlier this month. I made them low res so, hopefully, the page will still load quickly, but that makes them loose quality a bit. Someday I’ll figure out the right balance. Don’t forget you can still click on any picture to enlarge it.
When I arrived at the end of April, the first thing I noticed were the Redbuds, Dogwoods and Crabapple trees all vying for attention.
A pink Dogwood:
It’s easy to see that Crabapples are in the same family as roses (Roaceae):
There were still some late tulips and daffodils hanging about:
Bleeding hearts:
The lilacs were so pungent, even I could smell them!
Close your eyes and breathe deep… maybe you will too. ; )
The farmers were happy to see the end of the April showers and the locust trees blooming… local lore says that’s a sign that it’s time to plant!
(Wild mustard and blooming locust trees)
Of course there were already some edible perks of spring to be harvested… like morel mushrooms…
And tender asparagus, fresh-picked daily…
And fresh rhubarb pie… YUM!
Ok, I’ll stop making you jealous and get back to the eye candy with more spring flowers:
A flowering almond bush…
Weigela…
I just love the colors of this hydrangea!…
Allium…
Pansy…
Spiraea is another relative of the rose (Rosaceae)…
Pansy…
Of course, some flowers are considered a nuisance, but they’re still lovely:
Raindrops make a difference in photos… which hibiscus do you like better?
I just love these bearded irises!!…
“Not even Solomon in all his glory was arrayed as one of these!” – Mt. 6:28,29
Did you know that azaleas are part of the Rhododendron genus? So all azaleas are Rhododendrons, but not all rhododendrons are azaleas. Confused? Rhododendrons tend to be larger and usually have 10 stamens, whereas azaleas have smaller leaves and usually have 5 stamens.
It was fun to watch this rhododendron bloom over the course of 5 days:
I fell in love with these lovely columbine flowers!! Perhaps you will, too…
Well, I could go on and on with these gorgeous works of creation, but it’s time to to bring this to a close.
A special thanks to my aunts and cousins who work so hard in their gardens tending these gorgeous plants for our enjoyment! I’m sure they keep as busy as these guys…
Thanks for stopping by. If you enjoyed these flowers, come back in a few days and I’ll have some more pictures posted from some botanical gardens and arboretums we visited in North Carolina last week.
-D.Ann
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