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Woodbine Beach, Winter Station installation, entitled, "Revolution". OCAD U.
Ben Chang, Anna Pogossyan, Amr Alzahabi, Carlos Chin, Iris Ho, Tracee Jia, Krystal Lum, Adria Maynard, Purvangi Patel, Judiette Vu
Star of Bethlehem- Ornithogalum umbellatum is a total garden thug in my yard. Popping up in the flower beds and the lawn. I have no idea how they spread so quickly. Since they come up in the flower beds, they are hard to remove without disturbing the plants I want. These are trying to take over a stand of Coreopsis by our front walk.
Yes, they are pretty but so invasive! They were here when we moved in and in 11 years I have not been able to get rid of them!
Finally it seems there will be no more snow or cold weather! Our winter had a warm spell followed by unusually cold weather and many of my plants have suffered. I lost my lovely Rising Sun Redbud and it seems all of my lavender has died. Add to it all that the deer ate and it's sad but there's still a lot of beauty.
Coming into bloom now! I have 2 of these trees and this one is loaded with flowers. I'll get a picture of the tree when they fully open.
I got this little tree from a neighbor when she discovered several volunteers in her yard. I have it in a pot up on the deck so the deer can't eat it while it's still small. I have no idea which cultivar it is though there are several potential candidates. I love the red edges on the green leaves and the deep red stems.
All our other Japanese maples are red varieties so this really will stand out!
I lifted, divided and replanted all my Iris two years ago. Seems I lost some that I loved and I thought this little yellow was among them, but to my surprise it came back this year!!
More rain and thunderstorms today...hope for more sun soon!!
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That's what these Columbine reminds me of. This variety was in the yard when we bought the house. It gets to be almost 3' tall and is lovely!
With its long, earlike tufts, intimidating yellow-eyed stare, and deep hooting voice, the Great Horned Owl is the quintessential owl of storybooks. This powerful predator can take down birds and mammals even larger than itself, but it also dines on daintier fare such as tiny scorpions, mice, and frogs. It’s one of the most common owls in North America, equally at home in deserts, wetlands, forests, grasslands, backyards, cities, and almost any other semi-open habitat between the Arctic and the tropics.
Restaurant ~ Blues Music ~ Spring 2018
Disney Springs ~ Orlando, Florida U.S.A.
House of Blues is a chain of live music concert halls and restaurants
in major markets throughout the United States. House of Blues' first location, in Cambridge, Massachusetts' Harvard Square, was opened in 1992 by Isaac Tigrett, co-founder of Hard Rock Cafe, and Dan Aykroyd, co-star of the 1980 film The Blues Brothers. - RIP John B.
is going on when our president insults our neighbor and closest ally??? Not to mention all our other allies. I try to stay away from politics here but I am appalled and ashamed by what's happening.
I hope all my Canadian friends know that the majority of us do not share the opinions of the orange menace.
Looks like the Bluebirds and Chickadees are once again fighting over one of my nest boxes. The Bluebird nests are always pine needles and the Chickadee nests have moss and soft grass. I have seen the male Bluebird hanging around the box so will watch more closely to see who prevails. One year the Chickadees actually tossed all the Bluebird eggs out on the ground and pecked them open! Even with two boxes available, they still fight over one or the other!
So at last there was an egg in the nest. The female will lay one per day until all are laid and then sit the nest. I can't wait to have more Bluebirds in the yard!!
Some new Hellebores in my yard. I have no idea what variety they are since the tags just listed Helleborus. But, since they were only $10 per pot at Trader Joe's I don't care!! I bought two pots and they started out white and are aging to this wonderful pink.
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The Coreopsis were in bloom at the JC Raulston Arboretum. There were lots of pollinators including honey bees- they have a number of hives in the arboretum.
White Iris in my garden. I don't know what variety this is- it was a hand-me-down from my mother's garden.
Today was a lovely, sunny and spring like day. I was out in the yard filling the birdbaths and checking out what's in bloom. The Hellebores never disappoint and are the earliest bloomers though I also have a Primrose and some Jonquils in bloom! Spring is just around the corner!
I don't have much time for Flickr at the moment. My husband's surgery went well but he's using a walker and the leg has to be kept straight for 6 weeks! He can't drive and I have to assist him with dressing and getting up and down from chairs and bed. Our daughter and son-in-law came the day of the surgery and she stayed for 3 days which was so helpful! His surgery followup is this week and the sutures will come out. I'll be in and out and around when I can be- maybe just faving your pictures!