…and waiting on more blooms around the yard.
Lots of red peonies ready to show. We have 5 bushes.
Hostas
White Bleeding Heart
Original Poets Daffodil
Lilac
Johnny Jump Ups
Rhubarb
What are you watching at your home?
Tag Archives: Lilac
Out of Doors!
We spent a lot of time outdoors with a string of good weather we’ve been having. Here are some photos of what is blooming outside in our yard.
Our pink Dogwood.
Some sweet pansies.
Our lilac and bleeding hearts.
Dogwood with Lilac in the background.
Our azaleas and rhododendrons are getting ready to show us all they have to offer soon.
Yesterday I brought some of our outside beauties in to enjoy their fragrance.
We had a record breaker heat day yesterday at 90 degrees. They expect another record breaker for today at 86. Unheard of in April.
Linking up with ABC Wednesday originated by Mrs. Nesbitt and carried on by Roger and and team. O is for out of doors, outdoors, outside.
Peonies and Purple Blooms
Time for ABC Wednesday and the letter P! Thank you Mrs. Nesbitt, Roger and the whole ABC Team!
I love all the shades of purple that are growing in my yard right now. My lilac blooms are almost full.
Pansies and the ground cover have purple blooms.
I have the promise of more peonies this year than last.
More perennials that are purple.
And here’s my Bible Verse Card for the Letter P!
And on the subject of peace here are some words from the Prince of Peace, Jesus;
“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.” John 14:27
I’m continuing to enjoy a peaceful week at this old house. We had some very warm weather here on Monday. It reached 76 degrees in our town. Tuesday is another story. Hopefully I’ll be able to mow the lawn before the rain comes in.
Do you have promises of more blooms in your yard?
It’s a Wrap for Sunlit Sunday…
…but only a finale in the posting not of our sunshine. Since we are entering seasons that boast more sunshine Karen is setting aside this weekly meme. I’m not a regular by any means but I say adieu to this light filled meme with a post today.
Thank you Karen for hosting Sunlit Sunday.
This little patch of Primroses surprise me every year. I didn’t plant them (they came with the house) but they pop up faithfully every year at this time.
I heard unofficially that the land our house sits on was once a rustic nursery called Primrose Acres. I like that and I’m still thinking that I should get to planting a lot of Primroses in honor of that.
This plant gave me more grief than joy so this past week I trimmed it back and pulled it out of the planter. I also weeded this corner that had weeds with the thickest, longest, most stubborn roots. I’ll share the plants I’m replacing this with in the future.
I’m so excited for the purple peeking through here. My lilac bush promises more blooms this year than last. It’s not hard to exceed last year’s yield as I only had one…just one bloom.
My Lenten Rose is winding down but is still a nice sight in the front planter. Our sun breaks have been few and far between the last several days. When it breaks through the clouds we are thankful.
Besides the sun some things that are lighting up my world are the chance to work side by side with my girlfriends in Canada for a good cause, time together with our daughter who is living with us while our son in law is serving in Afghanistan, spending time with our middle son over a weekend in Eastern Washington, time with our oldest son and our dear DIL here on this side of the mountains, and planning trips for Dear and me that are coming up in May and July. This week I’m planning and gathering fun things for a tea table I’m hosting at my church’s annual friendship tea coming up on Saturday. This evening we are having one more celebration for my birthday (March 14) with our kids on this side of the mountains.
What’s lighting up your world these days?
Outside Again…
It has been ages since I joined in on A Southern Daydreamer’s Outside Wednesday Meme but low and behold I was finally able to spend some time outside yesterday. The sun was shining and the temps got up over 40 degrees. I had a good time walking about the yard and noticing what was budding or blooming.
The first thing I noticed was that my shrubs next to my Hellebore (Lenten Rose) were growing over it.
I headed to the garage to get my nifty trimmers and set out to free the top of the Hellebore from the shrub next to it.
This is always the first sign that Spring is coming in my yard. I love how gentle and humble this pretty plant is.
After I freed and enjoyed my Lenten Rose I moved over to the Camelia Bushes to take a photo of the buds on them.
Hydrangeas are shooting out their buds, too.
I’m really excited about these buds which are only two of many on my lilac bush. Last year I only had one bloom so it looks as if I’ll have more than one bloom this year.
Have you been able to be outside this week or are you still covered in a blanket of snow? I suppose if snow is your general landscape in the winter you know how to go out and about in it and enjoy it to the fullest, too. Looking forward to see if I can catch up with some old bloggy friends that I haven’t visited for a while. What’s new in your outdoors?
FFF ~ All Things Beautiful…
Time to think about the last week and come up with 5 favorites! Visit Susanne at Living to Tell the Story to join in.
1. Mother’s Day was a wonderful day from the food to the weather to having most of my kids around for some part of the day.
2. Buying new plants and planting them in the ground or in pots was an accomplishment I feel good about. I’m not a great gardener but I love pretty plants around to enjoy. For years I’ve been wanting a Dogwood and this week I splurged and bought a Cherokee Chief Dogwood. Dear planted it on thursday and I can see it from my kitchen window and from our deck!! Update: The flower in the center of the collage is a Columbine!
3. Old established plants that are blooming in the yard. Boy I love this time of year when everything seems to burst with color.
4. A quick stop at the Japanese Gardens in Seattle to see if the Wisteria was in full bloom. Ahh, yes beautiful!
5. New visitors to my bird feeder. Oops that isn’t a bird!
Hope your weeks are going well. Have a great weekend everyone…
Photobucket replaced all my photos with ugly black and grey boxes and they are holding my photos hostage until I pay them lots of money. I’m slowly going through all my posts and trying to clean them up and replacing some photos. Such a bother.
The Happy Wonderer ~ ellen b. 