... actually, i think it happened last Wednesday night. Spring finally arrived (to stay) in Central Virginia. Seemingly overnight the weather has changed - blue skies, warm breezes, and sunny warm days. Apparently Mother Nature has welcomed Persephone home for the summer.
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| Top of the list ... cleaning out the fish pond - yuck! |
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| Three hours later and they seem a lot happier. |
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| The first azaleas are ready to pop open. |
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| Clematis is climbing up the porch and also ready to pop. |
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| The blueberry is covered with flower buds. Need to get netting up tomorrow - if I plan to get any of the berries this year! |
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| Lilies are pushing up some really impressive stalks. |
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| This corner is always the first to fill in - flowering almond left and right, with weigela in the rear center; iris in the front and lilies just behind them. |
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| Calycanthus florida by the deck. It's supposed to smell heavenly - vanilla pineapple - maybe this is the year. |
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| And, the first blooms of the Fothergilla gardenii 'Mt Airy' starting to open. |
So much to do in the garden ... and a lot accomplished before my body screamed "enough!"
Life is good!
