Random Thoughts about life in general, living in the big city of Toronto
Wordless Wednesday
Aw, a family huddle or maybe it’s a cuddle. Hard to tell, but it sure is cute!
We had otters at our cottage. They lived in and swam in the creek beside our cottage. I’d often see one to three swimming around but I never saw them gathered together like this. That would be a sight to see.
A last look at the crocus … at least the ones that are growing in my backyard. They’re almost finished blooming. Oh, but didn’t they look lovely when they were in their prime? I love that warm yellow and purple combination.
Lucky for me the crocus’ in my front yard are still blooming. Some are still in bud and haven’t even flowered yet, so as long as my puppy doesn’t trample them when she goes out to do her business we’ll still get to enjoy crocus flowers for a little while longer.
Some other flowers are starting to bloom such as the Chinodoxa or Glory of the snow. Plus the hyacinth and tulips are beginning to develop flower buds so it won’t be long before I can enjoy some of those lovely flowers.
I just love this time of year. My garden is changing daily. The plants are growing, leaves are beginning to come out on some of the roses … I think my garden is going to look beautiful this year.
How is your garden this week?
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Now that spring is here and I can actually see my garden it’s interesting to look out at it and see what new things have popped up from the ground or how much each new plant has grown. Some seem to grow several inches in a day or so!
I think these are tulips.
The tips of this plant were bright flaming red when we first uncovered them from the leaves that they were buried under.
I think all of the crocus’ in the backyard are blooming now. I planted them in the lawn and near the edges of the garden beds rather than directly in the beds. It looks more natural that way and it’s amazing how pretty they look popping out of the grass as they do:
The way things are speeding along this spring I won’t have long to enjoy the crocus.
Is anything blooming in your garden yet?
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This weeks theme is Twisted
I was busy looking for some interesting picture that I might have taken in the past to use for the Twisted theme when I realized that many of my garden plants have stages where they appear twisted.
Take this Johnson’s Blue Geranium for example. The petals are slightly twisted when the bloom first appears. The petals overlap slightly in a clockwise fan shape.
This is actually a very pretty tiny flower. The photo above is a macro so the flower appears much larger than it is in real life. I guess the flowers are only an inch or less in diameter, but the plant is just covered in flowers and buds when it blooms.
