Sunday, April 19, 2015

Signs of the Season Part 2

As promised to Raybeard and Spo, here is the color palette in my back yard today, where it is 65F and sunny.


The rhododendron that spouse planted last weekend






A selection of daffodils (from the top: white with yellow center, double flowering, all white, mini yellow, all yellow)


Cherry blossoms


Forsythia
 
 
Bradford Pear





Hyacinths (white, pink, yellow, purple, fuschia)


Wildflowers


Dandelions (with millions more to follow)



Miss Oreo and Miss Gigi

I refuse to show you a pix of my drippy nose (due to pollen allergies).
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37 comments:

  1. R.J.April 19, 2015 at 11:57 AM

    It's nice to see spring arrive in other parts of the country. Not a big fan of the pollen, though. :-(

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  2. BobApril 19, 2015 at 12:35 PM

    That rhododendron is gorgeous, and the Kat Kids are adorable, and, yes, thanks for sparing us the drips! =)

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    1. anne marie in phillyApril 19, 2015 at 12:40 PM

      spouse got the rhodo at lowe's for $30. it seems as if everything exploded in a blooming riot this week, including my drippy nose.

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  3. the dogs' motherApril 19, 2015 at 1:48 PM

    very purtiful! We have those too - the beautiful dandelion...

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    1. anne marie in phillyApril 19, 2015 at 3:11 PM

      thank you, TDM! the heat is off, the house windows are open "to let the stink out" (as my grandmother used to say). the cats LOVE the windows open, my nose HATES it!

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  4. TonyApril 19, 2015 at 1:55 PM

    Loverly!

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    1. anne marie in phillyApril 19, 2015 at 3:12 PM

      thank you dear! hope you are having a good weekend in la-la-land!

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  5. JonApril 19, 2015 at 2:01 PM

    I can do without the drippy nose, but I love all the other photos.
    Greetings to Gigi and Oreo.

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    1. anne marie in phillyApril 19, 2015 at 3:14 PM

      thank you, dear! miss nyla was under the bed and not available for a photo-op.

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  6. Mistress MaddieApril 19, 2015 at 3:11 PM

    Really enjoying all the signs of life, and color this time of year. I have all windows wide open to get the fresh air. Here in the complex, the ranunculus beds and magnolia are in full swing, now awaiting the whiff of wisteria and lilac......gin while we wait?

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    1. anne marie in phillyApril 19, 2015 at 3:14 PM

      FUCK YEAH!

      yesterday a knitting friend of mine and I met for good conversation/food/drinks. many many martinis were consumed between the 2 of us.

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  7. Debra She Who SeeksApril 19, 2015 at 6:20 PM

    OMG, how beautiful! And everything must smell wonderful too . . . if you could smell them . . . sorry about the pollen! My beloved cat HRH was a tuxedo too, so it gives me special pleasure to see the photos of your two.

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    1. anne marie in phillyApril 20, 2015 at 6:25 PM

      that's why the flowers are outside; I am also allergic to flower scents like hyacinths and gardenias.

      oreo is my first tuxedo kitty EVAH. gigi is grey and white; the lighting is wrong on her pix. glad you like my pussies (tee hee)!

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  8. UnknownApril 19, 2015 at 9:25 PM

    Very nice! My azaleas and forsythia and one lonely daffodil are blooming. Along with some dandelions!

    Peace <3
    Jay

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    1. anne marie in phillyApril 20, 2015 at 6:25 PM

      no azaleas yet; everything is at least one month behind.

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  9. Ur-spoApril 19, 2015 at 9:33 PM

    I got a drippy nose too; they aren't pretty are they.

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    1. anne marie in phillyApril 20, 2015 at 6:26 PM

      nope; perhaps we can drip together, yes?

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    2. Ur-spoApril 22, 2015 at 12:26 AM

      oh but such lovely daffodils!
      I want to die at daffodil time.

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    3. anne marie in phillyApril 22, 2015 at 3:49 AM

      I KNEW you would love me for my daffys! and the deer won't eat them too!

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  10. wcsApril 20, 2015 at 1:27 AM

    Yay spring! Except for allergies. Ken is suffering as well. :(

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  11. RaybeardApril 20, 2015 at 1:59 AM

    I'm way down the queue this time, A.M., but I've only just seen this post. What heartwarming pics they are - and just look at the flowers too!
    I'm impressed that you can give them their names - the flowers, I mean. I'd only identify the daffs, hyacinthi and, of course, the 'dent-de-lions' - but the blazing pink of RTG's rhods have left an after-image on my retina

    Yup, the pollen is tickling my eyeballs in rather unpleasant fashion. But that's life, ain't it? - with every plus there's often something to balance it out.

    Btw: Thanks re S/b. Relieved to see that your 'chivvying' has worked.

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  12. anne marie in phillyApril 20, 2015 at 6:29 PM

    thanks, dear!

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  13. TravelApril 20, 2015 at 9:03 PM

    Nice flowers,

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  14. John Going GentlyApril 21, 2015 at 8:43 PM

    Spring has sprung x

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    1. anne marie in phillyApril 22, 2015 at 3:50 AM

      FINALLY in my part of the world! your village is so far ahead on the flowers blooming...

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  15. AnonymousApril 23, 2015 at 9:25 AM

    Beautiful flowers. Spring is my favorite season.

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    1. anne marie in phillyApril 23, 2015 at 7:45 PM

      has it stopped snowing out there? have you seen any flowers yet in your yard?

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    2. AnonymousApril 24, 2015 at 10:12 AM

      It has stopped snowing. Tulips, daffodils, hyacinths and iris are blooming.

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    3. anne marie in phillyApril 24, 2015 at 2:53 PM

      YAYZ! my iris are just beginning to poke their greenery outta da ground.

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  16. HelenaApril 23, 2015 at 11:32 AM

    Beautiful snaps - I loved the bigger click on cherry blossom! Ruddy dandelions - they'd survive an apocalypse they would. With bells on!

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    1. anne marie in phillyApril 23, 2015 at 7:47 PM

      thank you, lovey! I passed by a house tonight where someone had filled the entire front yard with daffodils of all colors! a flower carpet it was!

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  17. John Going GentlyApril 24, 2015 at 7:15 PM

    U can feel the warmth old friend x

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