Azure and Gold by Amy Lowell(1874-1925) April had covered the hillsWith flickering yellows and reds,The sparkle and coolness of snowWas blown from the mountain beds. Across a deep-sunken streamThe pink of blossoming trees,And from windless applebloomsThe humming of many bees. The air was of rose and goldArabesqued with the song of birdsWho, swinging unseen under […]
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Apricots in April
Here are a few of the photos I took this past week of what is blooming in my yard. I chose those with apricot and orange to orange red colorations to show you how pretty some things could be together. One thing blooming which is not included, but could be, is the Hyacinth “Gypsy Queen”. […]
Spring is Springing Here
“Every clod feels a stir of might, An instinct within it which reaches and towers.” -James Russell Lowell Out and about in the garden, and things, though late, and a little worse for wear with the late frosty weather, are popping. The winter honeysuckle finally put out some bloom, and the quince is flowering now, […]
April Composite Photo
Garden Pictures of Spring
I had a few pictures from late March I wanted to post – I’m experimenting with making composite pictures. The Dawn viburnum buds, purple crocus, glory of the snow,grape hyacinth, and a miniature daffodil (February Gold, I believe)
rain, rain and more rain
i suppose these endless showers, heavy rains and thunderstorms would be manna from heaven down here in the southern summertime. in spring’s beginning work ,these continual downpours bring garden work to a screaming halt. i paddle out in my bootsto feed the horses and check for any growth in the new asparagus bed. there is […]
