Whats blooming?

[vharrison]

My son did his boyscout 'eagle project' at a local wildlife refuge last weekend.

Che, congratulations to your son! That is awesome.

 

[Che]

Thanks Gigi!

He's 18 in a couple weeks. Nothing like waiting til the last minute!! (he takes after both his mom and dad on that) He has a couple requirements left, but the big project is finally DONE.

 

[hmm]

trillium is out - i will have to get some photos

 

[Al Smith]

The leaves on the trees coming out finally .I mowed the grass for the first time this afternoon . Both the hand mower and the rider started up with no problems which surprised me immensely . Daffs are in full bloom but they only last at the most ten days ,maybe two weeks .

 

[brendonv]

Took a pic of our Weeping Cherry in full bloom this morning.

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Beautiful!

 

[sotc]

Thats nice B!

 

[stig]

Spring has come to Scandinavia, too.
All my cherry trees are blooming like mad, and the plums are starting, too.

It sure makes the old homestead look nice:

 

[MasterBlaster]

Cool dog!

 

[sotc]

I see you have been busy filling pot holes

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Ceanothus cuneatus (Buck Brush) and Ceanothus integerrimus (Deer Brush) in white are really pretty this year.

Some of what the locals call Indian peach or Mountain Peach in lavander. I am still working on getting the real name of it.

And Elderberry....

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Sierra Currant, Lupin and poppys, Dogwood, and Katy's Yellow Iris ....

 

[stig]

I see you have been busy filling pot holes

With a quarter mile of driveway and wet winters, that keeps me busy every spring.

 

[vharrison]

Spring has come to Scandinavia, too.
All my cherry trees are blooming like mad, and the plums are starting, too.

It sure makes the old homestead look nice:

I love your dog!

 

[vharrison]

Took a pic of our Weeping Cherry in full bloom this morning.

Brendon, that is beautiful!

 

[stig]

For those of you who use canola oil in your saws, this is what a field of bar-lube looks like.
The rapeseed fields are in bloom all over the place right now.
It has an interesting mustardlike smell and if No-Bivy was to place one of his hives next to a field, he'd get an incredible amount of honey. Unfortunately not very good quality honey, but lots of it.

 

[sotc]

Beautiful!

 

[Paul B]

unless you have an aversion to yellow....

 

[Tree Reb]

Nice honey from this. Looks nice, but it's a pest.

 

[stig]

What is that?
Phacelia??

 

[Paul B]

this one is a pest locally, the nurseries have it growing in the pots unless they are very well tended. Supposedly it makes great honey also, Fireweed.

 

[stig]

Fireweed makes great honey, yes.
Also looks real good.

In fall if you run machinery in areas where there are lots of them, the windborn seeds are a nuisance for stopping up radiators and such.

 

[hmm]

my rhodendrums are in bloom

 

[Mr. Sir]

Some of the large jacaranda trees are quite colorful now.

 

[sotc]

Cool tree!