Considering yesterday hit 85 degrees it is a little crazy remembering how chilly it was last week!
The temps are really bouncing around ~ heading to the mid 60’s for a high by Friday.
It was pretty dreary most of Saturday. Drizzly and cool.
But wet ground makes digging in Marl, the soil in our area, much easier than when it is dry and rock hard. So John used the time to shovel out some patchy lawn to make way for a new berm where
summer drought makes growing grass a problem.
The temps are really bouncing around ~ heading to the mid 60’s for a high by Friday.
It was pretty dreary most of Saturday. Drizzly and cool.
But wet ground makes digging in Marl, the soil in our area, much easier than when it is dry and rock hard. So John used the time to shovel out some patchy lawn to make way for a new berm where
summer drought makes growing grass a problem.
I played in the drizzle with my camera capturing rain droplets on our Eastern Redbud tree.
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Last summers drought took its toll on trees and brushes. Drive through the neighborhood and you will see many that did not survive. There is only so much water that we were willing to pour on the lawn but I did try to keep a slow drip on the trees and bushes.
It was a chore moving the hose from plant to plant day after day but a necessary one.
I had to cut a lot of dead branches from the Redbuds this spring. One looks good. One looks pretty bad but showing life at the tips of the branches.
A cropped version of the above shot.
The blossoms remind me of tiny butterflies.
These photos are absolutely amazing. Great job! I am absolutely stunned by how good they are. And thank you for the nice comment on my blog and for taking the time to look around!
How lovely!
I found your blog via your Moravian Star post! I have always wanted to learn how to make them. THANK YOU!
I have been looking through your blog and finding post after post that I have enjoyed so very much.
I knew that I recognized your accent!! You sounded like "home." I am originally from near Philadelphia — now living in Texas.
Your post about walking through your childhood home made me tear up.
I can't wait to come back and read more soon!
These photos are gorgeous! Thanks for the kind comment on my cork heart!
Kristen
Turning a House into a Home
oh my they look almost to pretty to eat. And the flowers are beautiful as well.
These photo's are beautiful! I love the ones with the droplets of water on them…maybe winter is finally loosing it's grip.
Amazing photos! Redbuds are my husbands favorite Springtime tree.
Your pix are just amazing Lorraine! The color and clarity is glorious…thanks.
Stunning, absolutely stunning! I love the little drops of water.
Wow! Your photos are so incredible!! I love what I have seen of this blog thus far. Thank you for introducing yourself to me! Blessings!
So delicate and beautiful. (My favorite colors too!)
oh my goodness, the tree and flowers are just GORGEOUS!! You take really good pics. Yes, So. California too is just one big giant drought…soo hard. We had more rain this year then in a really long time, but still not enough. I enjoyed this…
What gorgeous pictures. The buds are lovely especially with the water droplets. I love going out and taking pictures after the rain.
Stunning photography Lorraine!
Those trees are just beautiful!! We had a redbud once that bloomed beautifully after the third year and then it died! I was so sad. Haven't tried to grow one since, but I love them!!
Blessings~
PS Oh your brownies…goodness girl. How can I be GOOD when you show those yummy treats! 🙂
Your pictures are beautiful:)
Absolutely beautiful photos!! Love the sweet "butterflies"!
wonderful photos! thanks for sharing 🙂
here in Brasil we are in the beginnings of autumn, but until yesterday it was just like summer and today is the first day the the temperatures went down a little bit. Yes, it seems the weather has been a bit crazy everywhere…
These photos are magnificent!! I especially love the last one as I am partial to *butterflies* 🙂
Glad you had such a wonderful time with your delightful grandchildren ~ they are truly a blessing!!
How beautiful…we use to have red buds and I so loved them every year. Our state is under a drought also, so each rain is an answered prayer…beautiful pictures.
What pretty photos. I remember visiting Monticello one Spring and seeing so many Red Bud trees.