Showing posts with label Spring 2020. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Spring 2020. Show all posts

Thursday, April 23, 2020

There Is Life Out There


Sitting indoors and not seeing anyone, one can start to think nothing is happening out there. But as I worked in my garden earlier this week and looked up, I saw the birds flying and the trees opening their buds.

It seems a bit late for the buds to be blooming this year but the timing is good for me as I'm only just now getting the patio garden in.


Stay safe.
Have a blessed Friday weekend.
♥♥♥

Linking up with Skywatch Friday this week.


Friday, March 6, 2020

Delicate Blossoms

Despite all the rain the blossoms are coming out in full force. 
It's a bit hard to see them with all the gray in the sky.



I played with the effect (called "Rouge") here for a little variety.



These photos were taken on Thursday, March 5th, another very rainy day.
We are expecting a bit of sunshine this weekend.


Linking up with Skywatch Friday.

Enjoy your weekend.

Thursday, February 20, 2020

A Bit of Sunshine

We've broken records for rainfall in 2020 and I haven't felt much like taking photos.  When we get a few days of sunshine like we have over the past several days, it is a pure joy.

There were multiple signs of spring on a recent outing.  I don't think I've ever noticed these pussy willows in previous years.




I hurriedly snapped a few photos with my phone's camera of both the pussy willows and the croci.


Croci coming up

Indoors I'm babying these small Fiddle Leaf Fig plants purchased in December.  I've managed to keep them alive through the cold winter months and they will be ready to be repotted in a few weeks time.

Two new leaves have come out since mid-December (the small ones at the top).

When I purchased the two plants this one in the top photo didn't look like it would survive.  The large leaf at the top had some holes in it. I'm not sure what causes the problem but it doesn't seem to have gotten any worse. I've called her Mary.

The other plant looked healthier but was very slow to grow a new leaf. One has come out and a second one has been looking to sprout over the past week or more. It might take awhile longer.  I've called this one Harry and he is a big brother to Mary. 

I've heard it said that one should talk to their plants.  This idea has been around since the late 1800s and has actually been a subject of a small study. You can read more about it here.  I've never been one for talking to plants but I try it now and then. Truth be told, long ago when my late mom started growing indoor plants, she talked to them because she heard from someone that talking to them helped them grow.  She had tremendous success with her plants.


The smaller, lighter green leaf in front is the new one. Can you see the little green shoot coming out?

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