A little bit of spring in the yard today

[mnhtnbb]

The pine pollen is already all over everything. You can see it in these shots.



Fuschia Azalea




Snowball Hydrangea





Lenten Rose

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. You have actual FLOWERS???

Not here. There are some teeny buds on the trees, though. We won't see actual flowers for at least another month.

[mnhtnbb]

5. I'm in central North Carolina. Azaleas started blooming here a couple of weeks ago--VERY early

and the pine pollen is already miserable. Usually it's April/May when it starts covering everything.
I noticed it was on the cars (which we garage) this morning just from being out and about for a few hours yesterday.

[BeekeeperInVermont]

9. That was my reaction, too.

We're expecting about 5" of snow this weekend. Around here, spring is still only a dream - we haven't even had mud season yet.

[femmocrat]

2. How beautiful!

We have daffodils blooming now.

[CrispyQ]

3. So beautiful!

Love the texture in the last one - those little pods. And the greens are amazing. They're all lovely.

[mnhtnbb]

6. The Lenten roses have been blooming for quite some time.

I was heading in to the house when I noticed this one. Had to sit on the rock wall of the garden to get this shot.

[alfredo]

8. They bloom early and hold their bloom a long time

[CaliforniaPeggy]

4. Wow, these are wonderful!

They're all beautiful, but I especially love the snowball hydrangea. There's just something so lovely about the shape and the whiteness of the flowers. Gorgeous!

[procon]

7. Lovely colors, I wish they'd grow here, but the desert

is just more than Azaleas and Hydrangeas can tolerate. Your photos are beautifully sharp and capture all the fine details that I can no longer see so clearly. I appreciate that.