May 03, 2008

27 April 2008 (yeah, a week late, practically)

Just some photos I shot last Sunday...

Tulips...

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Peony buds...

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Bleeding hearts...

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Lilacs beginning to open up...

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Iris buds peeking out...

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Pea tendrils taking hold...

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Baby scallions unfolding...

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And little baby hops leaves awakening...

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Oh...and Julia, too.

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April 26, 2008

Flower Pictures

Yes, I've slacked a bit here.  Tomorrow I hope to rectify that, but I make no promises.

The following pictures were taken about a week ago, give or take.  Of course, just in that short span of time, SO many more buds have bloomed, and I even have som Iris buds out there.  This time of year is such a rush of color.  Every day there's more.

Anyway, first off, on April 16th...not exactly something we've cultivated, but I had to include it.  Alex gave me this when I got back from grocery shopping one day and stuck it in/on my car.  He's such a sweet little boy.

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A daffodil right at the start of our front walk...

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And another one closer to the house...

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  The following day...April 17th...Oh - these aren't flowers, they're vegetables.  Asparagus, to be exact.  They're amazing plants - they grow an inch or more every day once they get going. 

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And that daffodil that hadn't yet bloomed on the 16th?

Here she is:

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Pretty, huh?

Next day, April 18th, and next up - hyacinths.

The pink ones had already started blooming earlier...and now the darker, purpley ones are blooming...

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Those are in the Rose of Sharon garden beside the driveway....

This white one is right beside our front steps.  And it smells heavenly.

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Oh, and, also in the front yard - the first tulip.

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And, last in this batch, lilac buds.

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And that's all I've got for now.  Which seems really strange to me.  I must have some still on my camera that I just haven't uploaded yet.

But still.  I really need to get caught up. 

April 14, 2008

Pansies and Violas - 12 April 2008

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And this last one is a portion of the dark blue viola above...enlarged and softened.

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After the Morning Rain - 12 April 2008

Water droplets on the cherry tree...

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Asparagus shoots...

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New blueberry leaves...

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And all the seedlings in the garden - the main raised bed we use for vegetables.  Along the left and middle column (they're divided by string) are tons of little broccoli rabe plants.  They'll be harvested relatively early, and once they're out, the tomatoes and eggplant and other things will go in. 

But in the left column, we also now have red leaf lettuce, chervil, pak choi, and, I think, arugula.  And green lettuce.  I think that's everything.

And now, around to the front of the house...

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Tons and tons of hostas coming up.  I think  I might need to separate them at the end of the season this year.

And finally, in the window box closest to our back door...some creeping thyme...

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April 09, 2008

Slowly - 9 April 2008

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Maybe I'll get a blossom from this poor accident victim yet.

Pink Hyacinth - 8 April 2008

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Bill planted a mix of pink and purple hyacinths last fall - I didn't even remember he'd done it until I saw this one and its neighbors starting to open.

April 07, 2008

Broken Neck

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This morning, after Julia and I dropped Alex off at school, we pulled into the driveway and I looked over to see if this had bloomed yet.  It hadn't...and it looked...thinner.  So I went over to look...and this bud was on the ground, snapped right off the stem.

I've got it propped up on some folded paper towel with a little hole in the center for the stem stub, all in a little tiny bowl of water. 

I'm hoping it'll bloom.

April 05, 2008

Columbine with Raindrops - 5 April 2008

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Double-Blossom Narcissus (I think) - 5 April 2008

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Rose Leaves - 5 April 2008

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