All of a sudden, the azaleas have popped into nearly full bloom.
The driveway is hard to capture, but here's some shots from the house. (the bridal wreath and white azaleas haven't really come in yet).
The various fruit flora are also doing their thing...blackberries wild and hybrid (and the new member of the family this spring, a celeste fig tree that made it through the winter) -
You can see the blueberries in the background above; they're still small, but they all put out plenty of leaves, so they also made it through their first winter. The citrus trees likewise came through. Although I know that each flower will not result in a full term fruit, it's nice to see the lemon and satsuma flower buds.
...and Denise decided to try some herbs. She put them in pots by the spiderwort and hummingbird feeder. No telling what she's going to sneak into her recipes.
I think the new location for the hummingbird feeders will work out fine. We lost the previous spot when we re-worked the back porch. It only took a week (and a bunch of blooming flowers) and the hummer scouts have arrived.
We're also infested with doves. The flock of 20 or so that hang out by the deer feeder are spilling over into the yard. I don't guess the few that Chris and Jack shot over Christmas put much of a dent in the population. They like to hang out near our version of "critters in the yard".
Of course, anytime I'm away a few days, I return to find that Denise has been keeping busy. We're looking like we're ready for Easter, and there's a couple of HD garden hose caddies ready to deploy.
Even though there always seems to be something else on the to-do list, it is blissful to sit on the steps in the late afternoon on a fine spring day in Longville.
Come see us before it gets hot!
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