Country Road’s

I love this time of the Spring when the trees are just
starting to put out little beginnings of green as the leaves
start to grow or the fruit trees are starting to bloom.
Colors of white, pink, yellow and lavenders blossoms fill
the tree branches and the winds
are filled with the showers of colored petals.

 

The old apple trees here in the hills are full of blooms
and you can spot them in old orchards that have been
abandoned years ago or find them standing where once
an old homestead stood.

 

The Forsythia’s are putting on a golden
display now and can be found just about anywhere
around here. Like the old fruit trees the forsythias
and daffodils are now blooming and reminded us
that once there was stood a farm or home years ago.
Then we try to dig deep into old past forgotten
memories of what family lived there at one time.

 

 

My mother and I both had to get our drivers licenses
renewed Monday …..
{Ugh! does the BMV make you look ugly on purpose
or does reality bite you ? LOL! }
…. and since it was such a beautiful
sunny and warm day it called for a lot of side trips on
old back roads and around Lake Logan on the way
back home.

Nature was very busy on a warm day.
The Swans at Lake Logan are nesting now and
this pair was busy building a very high nest in a
little nook by the road.  As you can see the male
was busy getting the reeds and old cattails from the
water an giving them to the female to build the nest.
The nest is large and very high to keep the eggs safe
from rising waters. Looked like he had all of the reeds
cleared away surrounding the nest. Also in the nest
was the fuzz from spent cattails of last summer and
downy white feathers also. She is one pampered
|Swan or wants a soft place for those eggs.

 

Back home and down in the woods is an old peach
tree which is half gone now but it still has some
beautiful pink blooms appearing on a few limbs.

 

Magnolia Jane is just about ready to bloom
for me and it is good to see she made it through
our nasty winter with flying colors.

 

Down along the woods the irises, lilies and
tulips are growing. So far the deer’s have
stayed away from them but the squirrels are
digging up some of the bulbs and roots.
Pesky varmints.

 

Everyday now as I am working or walking around
the yard new flowers are coming up and new blooms
are appearing.We have been in a mini summer here
so it is making things grow faster with the warm nights.
Spring is an enchanting time of year of renewal and
growth. The grass is always greener in the spring and
appears emerald green before the hot sunny days
of Summer fades the colors.

 

Native Spring Beauties are blooming all over the
yard near the woods adding pink blooms to the
emerald green grass.

 

Happy Gardening Everyone !

Until Next Time,  Lona