There is nothing quite like the sight of daffodils in bloom to lift my spirits and make my heart soar! Their delicate yellow heads bowing to greet the day as they dance on their elegant stalks. These lovely specimens are now blooming in my garden – I hope they brighten up your day too!
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Hello
isn’t this a beautiful day?
daisy, daisy
up with the morning dew
and now it’s time
to rise and shine
as I wish a good day
to you
Lyrics by Logon Lynn. Photographs by me.
Photo 1: Daisies
Photo 2: Daisy deux
Photo 3: Daisies in the sun
Photo 4: Spring Daisies
Photo 5: Daisies emerging
Happy First Day of Spring everyone! Enjoy all the lovely blooms!
Photo 1: California Wild Lilacs blooming
Photo 2: California Wild Lilacs cluster
Photo 3: California Wild Lilacs
Photo 4: California Wild Lilacs in bud
Photo 5: Ceonothus in the morning sun
Our local park is coming alive with the sights and sounds of Spring. It is usually rather busy so it took me a while to get the path without people on it. A group of gentleman that had just completed their morning Tai Chi session however was such a lovely sight that I didn’t mind watching them walk down the blossom-lined avenue. A picture of friendship.
Photo 1: Blossom Avenue
Photo 2: Lampposts monitor the avenue
Photo 3: Blossoms galore
Photo 4: Avenue in Bloom
Photo 5: A picture of friendship
Photo 6: Dog with a view
Photo 7: Blossom Avenue Central
There are a number of these shrubs planted around our neighbourhood and at the moment they are starting colourful lavender displays. The rain however is rather heavy on their delicate petals and I stopped to snap a few after the rain. Rose of Sharon is a deciduous flowering shrub and is part of the hibiscus family.
I was intrigued by the name of the shrub and found that the word “Sharon” means a level place or plain in Hebrew. It is said that in the Song of Solomon 2:1, Solomon’s beloved bride calls herself the “rose of Sharon” and from this we can infer that it is a flattering term intended to express a certain beauty that the people of Solomon’s time would have recognized but that we can still appreciate in these flowers today.
Photo 1: Rose of Sharon after the rain
Photo 2: Rose of Sharon bloom
Photo 3: Rose of Sharon with raindrops
Photo 4: Droplets on Rose of Sharon
Photo 5: Rose of Sharon Lavender beauty
A few flowers had caught my attention on the school run but I was always rushing so had no time to stop and appreciate them. So I decided to take my camera for a walk and left the kids with my hubby. This is what I found.
Photo 1: Pink Indian Hawthorn
Photo 2: Purple African Daisies
Photo 3: Purple Society Garlic
Photo 4: Single yellow calendula
Photo 5: Yellow Lily opening
Photo 6: White Spring Blossoms
Photo 7: Pink Blossom Sprig
Spring is in the air in Dublin. Pretty blossoms are appearing everywhere, my miniature daffodils are blooming and there is a blue hyacinth making it’s appearance too!
Photo 1: White blossoms on a twig
Photo 2: Blossoming
Photo 3: Blossoms blooming
Photo 4: Blossoms of beauty
Photo 5: Blossoming away
Spotted this pair on a long walk in the woods to find some deer. We did find the deer but they moved off so fast I was just too slow to take a pic.
Wild flowers were out in force in the sunlight today. Lovely to see.
Took a drive through the town yesterday and managed to spot some blossoms emerging despite the cold.