After an unusually cold and l-o-n-g winter, spring is certainly welcome in my backyard. The blossoms may be a tad bit overdue, but things are finally springing to life! It has been worth the wait. I think that the flowers appear more vibrant this year. Maybe they really are more colorful and plentiful, or perhaps this is a case where absence made the heart grow fonder, so things just look better than normal. Whatever the reason, I'm thrilled!
Last spring, all of the blooms on the Ranger peach tree got nipped by a late freeze. We ended up with no fruit on our tree. This year's crop looks promising. We should have a bountiful supply of peaches sometime in June.
The Texas Redbud is in its full glory.
"For behold, the winter is past; the rain is over and gone. The flowers appear on the earth, the time of singing has come, and the voice of the turtledove is heard in our land." -Song of Solomon 2:11-12
We spied these "Crazytunias" at Home Depot and simply had to buy one.
The Coral Bark Japanese Maple tree literally leafed out overnight.
Our weather has been somewhat bipolar over the past few weeks. This graphic shows just how extreme the extremes were earlier this month. I am ready for a few weeks of 70ยบ temps.
Thanks to my two lawn boys, the lawn has been scalped, aerated, and fertilized. Now all we have to do is add water and sunshine, then wait for the Bermuda to turn green.
I'm quite certain that our trash guys just loved finding 40-some gigantic bags of grass clipping by the curb. At least we were considerate and spread it out over three collection days.
March showers bring beautiful rainbows to our backyard.
This awesome cloud just begged to be photographed.
Texas Mountain Laurel blossoms smell just like grape Kool-Aid.
Yes, spring is definitely in the air... my allergies just confirmed that.
Achoooo!
