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Wednesday, March 2, 2016

Spring is afoot


In the desert things can change overnight.  No joke.  I went to get the mail yesterday and have to walk by this bush.  You could barely see tiny green shoots on it.  One day later, here it is:

Lady Banks Rose


I think this is absolutely amazing!  The leaves have grown almost an inch overnight.  I noticed the Bradford Pear tree on the corner is in full bloom also.  I hadn’t noticed any buds on it yet.  It usually pops into flower on the spring equinox.  You can set your calendar by it.  We are in for an early spring, which is fine by me.

Bradford Pear Tree


I took this photo of the honeysuckle vine in the backyard today.  It gets totally brown and looks like dead sticks in the winter.  Then in two weeks time it’ll have blooms on it.  You can see the green taking it over already.

Honeysuckle

I really think you could sit and watch things grow this time of year.  I love it.  I know the cats do too.  We opened the windows today for the first time this season while we cleaned up the patio.



 My patio - all I need now is flowers

 
I was at my neighbors to look at her new granite counter tops today and I spied a lizard on the wall so those guys are coming out of hibernation too, a sure sign spring is here.


More pictures to come as more things start happening around here.  Happy early spring to those of you who have it happening at your place and I hope it isn’t too far away for everyone else.

4 comments:

  1. Our trees are blooming here too and you are right, for some literally overnight. I haven't spotted any lizards yet but I'm sure they are about ready to come back out.

    betty

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    1. Betty,

      I'm sure you'll see the lizards any day now. And then it's quail time again. LOL I can hear them calling to each other in the desert here.

      Thanks for reading and leaving a comment.

      Sunni

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  2. Wow, things are springing back to life quickly for you.

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    1. Liz,

      Things change fast in the desert. Maybe the plants know how hot it is and what a struggle it is to survive, so they get busy quickly when the cold weather is over.

      When I lived in Alaska it was the same. You could see the plants growing overnight, but they knew they only had three months of warm weather.

      Thanks for reading and leaving a comment.

      Sunni

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