More flowers from hard searching!
But my drive up Sunset Rd. gave me a couple or four groupings (3.16.25)
There are some newer houses, some sill being built (or repaired after the storm). It is a typical winding road, and of course I turned off when some huge black truck came roaring up behind me...so I went as far as the pavement lasted, then turned around, and fortunately remembered which way to turn going back to civilization. (Well, downhill was a clue.)
These flowers caught my eye on the way uphill, but as I came down, there was this amazing archway. There's another one welcoming people to Montreat (nearby small town in the opposite direction across the valley). But I'll bet this was built by the same mason! But you can see the house behind isn't a big mansion. It does however have stone pillars between the windows, giving a good structure to the house (which show more in the second photo below)
As I captured the star magnolias (I think) there was a young man walking under the arch, outside this photo. I just waved to him, and he waved back...after all, I can look like a tourist just interested in his flowers! But if I'd been a bit more courageous I'd have asked about the archway. Sorry folks.
Just a few hazy pink things, maybe quince and weeping cherry blossoms. But it could also be an early azalea, though I haven't seen any others with buds yet. Quince comes in first!
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Today's quote:
Do not be afraid to start over. |
PAM MUÑOZ RYAN |
Today's art:
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Family album:
Kendra and Tai. Probably 2018.
...Happy Spring, Barbara.
ReplyDeleteI can assure you that our drive yesterday was much less colourful than yours.
ReplyDeleteHappy Imbolc. Love seeing your preview of spring for those of us in more northern climes. My first daffodils bloomed yesterday!
ReplyDeleteHappy Spring to you! Love the first bunny image. Great family photo.
ReplyDeleteTake care, have a great day!
Not doing much blogging or commenting...really feeling under the weather today, it started last night with chills and fever...off I go to get tested again for covid.
ReplyDeleteHappy 1st day of Spring, Barbara. I do miss seeing the early blooms especially the crepe myrtles and magnolias which afre surely in bloom on the VA eastern shore, our former home.
ReplyDeleteHappy solstice!! Thank you for the flowers.
ReplyDeleteHappy spring equinox! Always a cheerful anniversary. Lighter nights are here! You have more blossom showing than we do here. It's still so cold.
ReplyDeleteForsythia is such a glory just now.
ReplyDeleteIt’s so nice to see flowers!
ReplyDeleteThe equinox brought us rain tinged with a little snow and strong winds, just to remind us that fickle is still the order of the day!
ReplyDeleteThis is wonderful! I know spring is coming, but it's good to see signs!
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