I love having a full spring here. It sure makes winter a distant memory! It also makes me so grateful for the beauty of green and colorful flowers. I love it!
Here are a few shots of our lovely yard. Having a big backyard has been a blast for the boys (and me too)! Any time the sun peeks out, even for a few moments, we run outside and enjoy the time. I still miss my skin being scorched when I walk outside (really, I do), but I am told it gets quite hot here too, so I'll be patient.
I'm a little too late to capture the full majesty of this magnolia tree, but when it was completely covered in blooms it was SPECTACULAR!! It is in the front corner of our house and I would have people stop and comment on it all the time. It was a little messy when the blooms dropped, but it was worth it! This picture was taken 4/21 and the next one was today (5/12). Not quite as pink, but still pretty! It is fun to see the progression of the plants in the background and underneath growing too...
If you were to ask, "What kind of weirdo takes a picture of her mailbox?" I could answer, "Me!" I'm a dork, but I love flowers, and after a grey and cold winter, I am relishing these days!
Soon to be strawberries! We have 54 more plants like these...
Connor enjoying the sunshine. I love having a little "retreat" to just hang out on, read, etc. while the boys play.
Isn't it fun? Come visit and see first hand!
4 comments:
It's so green! I miss seasons so I think you are lucky to be experiencing them. When we were back in DC a couple of years ago Connor couldn't get over how green everything was. He said "I could live here!" Me too! And it's already very hot here so I'm already complaining.
Just beautiful- I don't know what else to say. It definitly is not like that here!
That is so beautiful! I love it. We need to save our money so we can come visit. I am trying to talk Jimmy into coming:) The kids need to see their cousins. Plus I miss you!
Holy smokes! Do you live on a huge estate? Is that really your backyard? Where are you living again? I'm so impressed. And by the way you are not a dork at all. I am in love with my flowers as well, and as vain as it sounds, I love when people stop and mention how gorgeous they are. It's fun to find other flower lovers. Did you guys do the planting, or was it an established yard? Are you in a new home? Our was existing and that was nice to be able to add on to the cool things the previous owners had done. I love to walk through my little side yard where we have raspberry, blue berries, blackberries, and strawberries planted. I hope they will do well this year. So, no, you are not a dork. Or maybe, I'm a dork too.
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