Spring Blooms

The big rhoddy off the front deck.


One of the apple trees.

Sunshine and showers today. Supposed to be clear skies and down into the 30's tonight. Good thing I have my helpers come every Saturday, bring up a week's worth of wood and do other chores. This week, after wood, I'm gonna have them tackle the eat-in kitchen floors. Showers forecast for the rest of the week but the Weather Dood says it will clear up and warm up this weekend. May even hit the 80's.

Token went to the doggie beauty shop today and immediately rolled around on the driveway when we got home. He has been unable, so far, to rub off the nice smell remaining from his shampoo.

Clouds and Bloom

Overcast and breezy today - high of 57 and even now, right after a rain band swept through, it is 50. Before the latest rain band, the sun broke through some of the clouds and I was able to snap a few pictures. Darn breeze made it hard to hold the camera still. One of these days, I'm going to get a camera tripod.

The rhoddy is blooming and smells fantabulous with a heavy perfume the wind blows away. There are a couple of eagle nests, one in the tallest tree on the other side of the fish hatchery cove and I think there may be one in the big cedar that frames the right side of many of my photographs. The apple trees are in full bloom and there is a lot of new growth on the roses. There are buds on some plants that I have not identified yet.

I'm sneezing, blowing my nose, and think I have a slight cold. Either that or I am allergic to something blooming now. I like to think it is a cold.

Peony In Bloom

My peony is blooming. I bought this at the end of winter a year ago. Last year, I had only one flower. This year, there are three buds and the largest is opening up.
I took this sequence of photos over about 2 hours as it opened. I know nothing other than it is a peony but I sure do love it. Has only a hint of fragrance now but there is promise of more to come.





I am enjoying spring here at the little cottage by the creek in the redwoods. Token and Goldie are spending a lot of their days lounging in the sun on the deck. They sat still for the picture at the top of this post, but Token refused to look at the camera. That is the peony pot they are posing next to - their size is why they will always be called puppies.