Showing posts with label Signs of Spring at Our House. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Signs of Spring at Our House. Show all posts

Monday, April 19, 2010

A big buzzing bee, warming up on the front porch. I may join him and soak up the sun.

What a difference a day makes! I even cut a bunch for in the house.


Tiny lilac beginnings. Probably my most favourite smell. I fill up the house with them every spring.




Flowering almond bush. Pretty blossoms, but short lasting.


Boston Ivy, I think. Slow grower, but I really like it. It's bright red in the fall.


My other ivy is just getting buds. Look closely! It has taken over the porch and half the side of the house. It's huge and grows fast. It's sort of awesome to think that one sprout coming out of the ground could be cut, and the whole thing would die. That would be sad.


Of course, my rhubarb patch. We are the rhubarb capital of the world after all.


This is asparagus. Takes years to get a good crop, which we have now. Good eating, but the plants are a big bush in the garden till November.


The apricot trees are beautiful in the spring. Lots of blossoms, and lots of buzzing of bees, means lots of apricots this year. I'm not a big fan of fresh apricots, and I hate canning. I'll let you know when they are ripe. Come pick them!










Saturday, March 15, 2008

My poor poinsettia looks worn out. Sign of spring!
Good sign of spring, I put up my finch feeder. That is not a real finch on top, but it won't be long till the real ones come in droves!
Not nice sign of spring. With old windows, we get hundreds of flies coming out of hibernation every day. So every night I vacuum the annoying buzzing things off the windows and floors.
Unexplainable sign of spring. Our van actually changes its colour! Amazing, isn't it?
Natural sign of spring. Our calico cat, K.C. has put weight on around her middle. I think in a week or even less, she will be thin again!
Best sign of spring. I saw two robins today. It will be good to hear them singing in the early morning.