Fun Friday–A Walk in My Neighborhood
Spring is bursting out all over . . . all over Nashville in general and my neighborhood in specific. So yesterday, I took a walk down the street and took some pictures.
Forsythia
Saucer Magnolia
Bradford Pear—beautiful and prolific and something many Nashvillians are severely allergic to
It’s unusual that daffodils are just starting to bloom at the end of March/beginning of April. They’re usually starting to fade by now—but that’s how unusually cold and long our winter was.
Hyacinths
I love this large Saucer Magnolia tree just down the street. It’s enormous and gorgeous.
And next door to that Saucer Magnolia is this gorgeous Bradford Pear
I love the big, old trees in this neighborhood, including the Red Buds.
I love the little red storage shed with the Flowering Quince bush in front of it and the Pink Crabapple Tree just beyond it—down the alley from the back of my house.
My next-door neighbors’ tulips are getting a late start this year, too.
It’s very unusual that the Dogwood Trees aren’t more fully bloomed by now, as well.
These are the only “flowers” growing in my yard this time of year—my irises are looking pretty puny right now—only one has even attempted a bud that looks like it might bloom. My flowering trees and shrubs—Crepe Myrtles and Rose of Sharon shrubs—don’t bloom until summer, when it’s really hot outside.
Is it springtime yet where you live? What’s blooming?
Click here to see the entire slideshow of pictures I took yesterday.
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So pretty! Most everything is bare still around here. Someone was even raking the leaves in their yard the other day! The only color I’ve see is my mom’s daffodils that bloomed yesterday. I’m anxious for the trees to get their green back. It’s starting to show but it’s still slow in coming it seems. I guess everything is nervous since we had snow here just two weeks ago. They must want to be sure it’s safe to come out. 😉
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The daffodils and forsythia have been RAMPANT around here, as well as the tulip trees. There is actually a stretch of about 10 miles or so between Fredonia, KY and Eddyville, KY where I learned, recently, that a man set out to plant daffodil bulbs in spots all along that route, way back in the 1930’s or 40’s. They’re still there, today, the small, old-fashioned, early daffodils.
Dogwood buds are still tight, and the Bradford Pears haven’t done much, either. Give it another warm week like this one and we’ll be in full bloom. Unfortunately everyone here lost a LOT of Bradford Pears in the ice storm of 2009, and most of the stronger trees that survived it still look bad. We look forward to leaves just so we don’t have to look at the mess up in the whacked-off limbs and branches. So for the parts of the country that are still recovering from that, Spring really IS a time of renewal.
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Thank you for the beautiful tour! Nothing’s blooming yet in Central Maine. Maybe a few crocuses. Spring ought to arrive in a few months! Actually, today is a lovely day and unusually warm – in the low 70’s. Happy Resurrection Sunday!
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Still snowing from time to time here. 😦 I did see a little shoot from some bulbs ready to pop up. Thanks for the tour!
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