Elizabeth Barrette (ysabetwordsmith) wrote,
Elizabeth Barrette
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Photography: Flower Buds

Today I noticed the spring buds beginning to appear in the flowerbeds.

These tulips are under a tree in the purple-and-white garden just south of the house.



Jonquils are peeking through the bark mulch under the maple tree near the south meadow.


While the lower buds on the maple are barely swelling, the top buds are farther along.  I found this fallen twig.  I love the hot pink and orange colors of the buds -- and they aren't even blooming yet.  Soon there will be tiny red flowers.


The snow crocus are sprouting in the goddess garden.  I haven't put the earth goddess back outside yet, though.

These daffodils are poking through the leaf mulch in the flowerbed near the driveway.  I'll need to rake off the mulch before much longer.  We've had a relatively warm week, which has sped up the growth, but it's supposed to get chilly again this coming week.
Tags: gardening, illinois, nature, photography
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aldersprig

New York, New York

aldersprig

February 21 2011, 00:36:44 UTC 10 years ago

I'm in upstateish NY, too (grew up in Rochester, live in the Finger Lakes now). The weather has been weird here this year; we've missed almost all the major snow until the beginning of February, and now we're stuck in a whitewash. No buds here yet... but nice to see yours, Ysabet.
ford_prefect42

Re: New York, New York

ford_prefect42

February 21 2011, 00:40:06 UTC 10 years ago

Yeah, for quite a bit in there it was "too cold to snow", all the snow dropped out in the city or other places and the moisture never made it to where we were. It's annoying when I find myself *hoping* for sub-zero weather, because at least that way, I don't have to shovel much.
aldersprig

Re: New York, New York

aldersprig

February 21 2011, 00:53:56 UTC 10 years ago

Yeah, it was awfully frigid for a while there. And again, it seems.

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