posted February 27, 2014 06:19 PM            

If I can keep up...

Today:

Peach Tree!

This is a wonderful, juicy little white peach, maybe a Babcock, not sure.

The guy who planted it was really smart. He put the good peach over here near the house, while the other; more prolific, but not as good a peach, was across the street by the mailboxes and far more accessible.

posted February 28, 2014 02:30 PM            

So I took my son around the garden as I was weeding it, and showed him the "teeny, tiny little baby flowers", and he stroked them so gently...

posted March 01, 2014 05:45 PM            

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Originally posted by Randall:
Dogwood and crepe myrtle everywhere here! Bees are busy as a bee.

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posted March 02, 2014 01:14 AM            

Soon, I hope, these too.

posted March 02, 2014 01:25 AM            

quote:

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Originally posted by Randall:
Dogwood and crepe myrtle everywhere here! Bees are busy as a bee.

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That's an interesting mix. You seem busy as a bee, yourself!

These are nice this time of year:

So glad to hear you have bees, they are precious...

(Just finished my toast & Honey, YUM!)

My Hummingbirds are still braving the rain to get to the feeder.

It's like going through a Waterfall to get to the Crystal Cave inside, they will come up to the sheets of rain, then get wet and back off; shaking the rain, then back to the Ligustrum to sit and watch and wait.

I'm standing at my kitchen sink; looking out the window past all the little Lighthouses and cheering them through...

Come on, come on; you can make it!

Lovely, Flickering Jewel-Bright little Gems.

posted March 02, 2014 11:15 AM            

Daffodils

I wandered lonely as a cloud
That floats on high o'er vales and hills,
When all at once I saw a crowd,
A host, of golden daffodils;
Beside the lake, beneath the trees,
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.

Continuous as the stars that shine
And twinkle on the milky way,
They stretched in never-ending line
Along the margin of a bay:
Ten thousand saw I at a glance,
Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.

The waves beside them danced; but they
Out-did the sparkling waves in glee:
A poet could not but be gay,
In such a jocund company:
I gazed--and gazed--but little thought
What wealth the show to me had brought:

For oft, when on my couch I lie
In vacant or in pensive mood,
They flash upon that inward eye
Which is the bliss of solitude;
And then my heart with pleasure fills,
And dances with the daffodils.

posted March 03, 2014 08:49 AM            

"Jack in the Green"
(Jethro Tull)

Have you seen the 'Jack In The Green'?
With his long tail hanging down
He quietly sits under every tree
In the folds of his velvet gown

He drinks from the empty acorn cup
The dew that dawn sweetly bestows
And taps his cane upon the ground
Signals the snowdrops it's time to grow

It's no fun being 'Jack In The Green'
No place to dance, no time for song
He wears the colors of the summer soldier
Carries the green flag all the winter long

Jack, do you never sleep?
Does the green still run deep in your heart?
Or will these changing times
Motorways, powerlines, keep us apart?
Well, I don't think so
I saw some grass growing through the pavements today

The rowan, the oak and the holly tree
Are the charges left for you to groom
Each blade of grass whispers 'Jack In The Green'
Oh Jack, please help me through my winter's night

And we are the berries on the holly tree
And the mistlethrush is coming
Jack, put out the light

posted March 03, 2014 08:58 AM            

a Dandelion.

Tenacious little buster, he drove through the cracks and bloomed right through the rain!

It brought to mind these lyrics^ highlighted above.

And on that note, I am reminded of the words of Percy Bysshe Shelley (yet again)

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If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind?

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posted March 04, 2014 07:54 AM            

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posted March 04, 2014 09:43 AM            

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Originally posted by Ellynlvx:
Whilst walking to post a letter yesterday, I happened to see!

a Dandelion.

Tenacious little buster, he drove through the cracks and bloomed right through the rain!

It brought to mind these lyrics^ highlighted above.

And on that note, I am reminded of the words of Percy Bysshe Shelley (yet again)

[QUOTE]If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind?

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It reminds me of a poem an ex wrote once, that ended with something like "Down on Ranier, blackberries grow through chain link fences"

No matter how hard humans try, Nature will continue to push her way through our little barriers.

posted March 05, 2014 11:35 AM            

Well, maybe not strictly in bloom, but a definite asset to the "Yellow Season" as I like to think of it...

(There are White and Purple Seasons, too.)

These Lemon Trees really brighten up a day!

posted March 05, 2014 12:40 PM            

(Some people use Christmas Lights.)

There is a Lime Tree right next to it, but it's a bit spindly.

It really is nice when a recipe calls for a lemon, to send the kids out to pick one for me.

posted March 05, 2014 05:21 PM            

But lots of fruit there, thanks to irrigation.

In other news...FINALLY!
This little fella has been trying to make his way into the world in our garden, and today he finally did.
YAY!

posted March 06, 2014 11:42 AM            

Now...if we move to California (which it seems fairly likely that we're going to do at some point in the near future), I will miss this anticipation of looking for signs of Spring.

But I'm sure there will be other interesting things.

Also, we've cancelled our trip, Ellyn. But we may soon be living much closer to you than we are currently!

Wish us luck with our crazy adventure...

posted March 06, 2014 03:35 PM            

Sounds Great.

So soon Violets will be Blooming alongside the GoldenState Poppies!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHhDkSzl9VE