Spring 2013 is a winner for Apples . . . unlike last year . . . and this year, luckily, we did not get a killing frost to the fragile flowers. Hopefully last nights hail did not damage the forming fruit. These blooms have all but faded now but were like fragrant clouds within the gardens for a couple of weeks. Featured here are the Apple trees in our lower, east-facing, south garden that runs down into the blueberry fields. I was lucky to have inherited these trees when moving here and have … [Read more...] about Blooming Apples In The South Lower Gardens
Blooming Apples In The South Lower Gardens
Spring 2013 is a winner for Apples . . . unlike last year . . . and this year, luckily, we did not get a killing frost to the fragile flowers. Hopefully last nights hail did not damage the forming fruit. These blooms have all but faded now but were like fragrant clouds within the gardens for a couple of weeks. Featured here are the Apple trees in our lower, east-facing, south garden that runs down into the blueberry fields. I was lucky to have inherited these trees when moving … [Read more...] about Blooming Apples In The South Lower Gardens
Crabapples Abloom Enticing Wildlife
Crabapples in bloom delight both the gardeners and wildlife. Chipping Sparrow in Crabapple Tree 'Three Graces' ~ Crabapples The Other Side of 'Three Graces' Tops of 'Three Graces' Looking Over Towards Crabapple Orchard From Middle Meadow Garden Yellow-rumped Warbler in Crabapple Blooms Nashville Warbler in Crabapple Tree Clever Nashville Warbler Opening Crabapple Bud Nashville Warbler Moving on to Another Crabapple Tree Weeping … [Read more...] about Crabapples Abloom Enticing Wildlife
Crabapples Abloom Enticing Wildlife
Crabapples in bloom delight both the gardeners and wildlife.Chipping Sparrow in Crabapple Tree'Three Graces' ~ CrabapplesThe Other Side of 'Three Graces'Tops of 'Three Graces' Looking Over Towards Crabapple Orchard From Middle Meadow Garden Yellow-rumped Warbler in Crabapple BloomsNashville Warbler in Crabapple TreeClever Nashville Warbler Opening Crabapple BudNashville Warbler Moving on to Another Crabapple TreeWeeping Crabapple Behind Little StudioRed Admiral Sipping Crabapple … [Read more...] about Crabapples Abloom Enticing Wildlife
Sweeping Spring Landscape ~ Leafy and Feathery Flames of Light
A fresh spring green landscape awash in first light. Rings of chlorophyll reign in the 'north garden' bathed by the rising sun. A diverse family of flora and fauna coexist in our hillside paradise, wearing equally diverse coats of greens and a multitude of colorful blooms, scales, feathers and furs. Millions of atoms trapping sunlight in varying wavelengths resemble tiny flames of energy. Mighty Oaks stand like guardians before our serpentine Black Cherry, while countless more are … [Read more...] about Sweeping Spring Landscape ~ Leafy and Feathery Flames of Light
