I know most of them personally. I used to work in Public Works (that’s where I got the nickname ‘Ditch Witch’) - Hubby still does. I seriously am thinking about starting a movement!
twicks: Thanks! I’ve never been too successful with those but I love how they look.
My two are from 8th April, because we actually had REAL SNOW for the first time in years…we hardly ever get it to settle here, so a spring to remember. It was all gone by afternoon.
This never happens to Portsmouth
Love the baby owls, Phlosphr 
Daffodils and tulips are done here, but I spent last Saturday working in my garden. I think it was worth the sweat.
Rio in the delphiniums.
This is my flowerbed, complete with Molly.
Passionflower, spiderwort, view of flowergarden with birdbath and feeder.
Spring! Springspringspring spriiiing!!!
Spring!
This pic is me and my friend Mike trudging the labyrinth at Loretto Maryholme last Sunday. WWe went there for a hundred-mile Earth Day dinner.
It was hot and sunny and summery, but it’s so early that very few leaves are out, which gives the forest an odd feel. It’s only been a couple of weeks since the last ice melt in the city, after all. And when we drove north from Roches Point through the old beach towns along the south shore of Lake Simcoe, we even saw a fast-melting remnant of the lake ice close to the shore. Lake Simcoe freezes every winter and is famous for its ice fishery.
Now everything is budding and leafing out and greening frantically.
I got a new camera for my birthday, and I’ve been practicing with the black and white photo setting. Here’s early spring in NH. The ugliest time of year. FTR, black and white makes it easier to look at than the shades of brown…
I love beech trees. They look so distinctive in the forest where every other tree has lost it’s leaves and the beech still has some beige leftovers…very nice indeed.
My sour cherry trees. A late frost got 'em last year but it looks like cherry pie is on the menu this year. Yay!
These have all been nice pictures. i hope to see some more added today.
Yes, except I’m jealous of SOME people’s progress in their gardens ! And I have no excuse, it’s not like it’s snowed here or anything. sigh.
The iris bulbs we planted a month or two ago just started blooming. Here’s a quick photo of them.
I’m jealous that so many of them have grass. We won’t for weeks yet, and the only flowers we’ve got are the just bloomed crocuses. I don’t think they’re expected to come up in late April in other places…
We should trade places. Our grass grows practically year 'round! At least we know a good way to get ridof it. 
I’ve posted this elsewhere a few weeks ago, and I’ll add this one (my husband gets credit for catching the bee). We’re having a record season for poppies this year. It’s solid orange all the way to the horizon…I’m hoping to get out there again this weekend, they’re peaking right now.
I’m still waiting on my black locust trees to bloom. I think they’ll be a few weeks yet.
Here we’re out of the rainy season and back into dry - but last month I took these pictures of desert wildflowers .
Your pictures make me a bit homesick, misplaced Mississippi girl that I am. (Course, not homesick enough to move back, mind, but homesick enough to miss my Grandaddy. )
Cheers,
G
Did I miss it? I have not seen any flowers yet, it is still snowing. But how I look forward to summer. Your post just gave me a boost, that summer will be here soon.
First veggies eaten today! Hooray for florida!
You see me Havesting a Japanese Eggplant here, The Eggplant itself and the Whole garden along the back wall of the house. Don’t let the perspective fool you, it’s about a 40 ft plot, and there is room for a bench and two chairs under the arbor.
