This is the time of year when on a day off from the store, I walk out the side door of the Little Bitty, take a left, and soak it all in.
Spring is settling into the Syracuse city neighborhood of Eastwood.
I appreciate every little burst of color.
Looking good this week.
My dear wife Karen predicts that our 2-year-old star, Cherry Cherry, will be moving from buds to blossoms soon. How exciting it will be to see that happen next to the hourglass garden for the first time.
Ever higher.
And a half-dozen feet away and a few years older, the flowering Robinson crabapple seems to have raised up another couple of feet over the winter. It, too, will have its flowers soon.
Between those two and roses coming up in the hourglass garden, my nose should be as delighted as my eyes.
What sights and scents are coming up in your neighborhood? Do notice the growth in your yard? What blossoms are your favorite, and why?
Mark Bialczak 
temp has dropped here to 50s and lots of rain, so our blooms will be coming in the next few weeks. Purple is pretty.
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Purple sure is pretty. Hope you get some soon out there, Liz. You guys could use that color.
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I like the little purple flowers on the ground, which I’m sure were blooming in homage to the Purple One, RIP. But honestly, Mark, you CANNOT offer such purplyness and not give us a paintcolor match for it. Rhapsody Lilac? Potentially Purple? These are legit Sherwin Williams names. If something is potentially anything, it isn’t YET that thing then, right? Like you are potentially a millionaire buy surely not right now. So something potentially purple could be red right now. Or chartreuse.
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Potentially purple means it hasn’t bloomed yet if it’s a flower? It’s still in the paint can and not on the wall? Yes, the rhodedenron is in tribute to Prince. I agree, Kerbey. Powerfully Prince is my color name. ❤
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Hey marky mark – this is the third or fourth post I have seen on spring color – and so nice – my snowball bush is in bloom and that is always fun – also – we had some late frost this month so a few shrubs were zapped and are not as blooming yet-anyhow – happy spring!
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Happy Spring, Y. I get you are busting with color in comparison down Richmond way, even with the frosted shrubs. ❤
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Yes -much more down here then up there – but because of the frosts some things as slowed – but then old neighborhoods have an azalea explosion of color – hope u are well my friend! Xxoo ps love to see the weeping cherry tree
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I will post photos of Cherry Cherry when she blooms, of course, Y. It reminds me of the trip to D.C. for the festival a year ago. ❤
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yes, and we saw the blooms in fredericksburg this year at that time – not nearly the same, but was fun.
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Good trip, Y!
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🙂 xxoo
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Love the colors in your yard. Our cherries came and went last month. All of our plants are a month or two ahead of normal schedule. Even our clematis is in full bloom.
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Enjoy it all while it lasts, Tracy. Early to bloom, early to fade. Not that I’m rushing that part of the cycle. ❤
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I agree, Mark. Although it looks like the weather in Syracuse is right on time. So I’ll be living through your photos by June. 🙂
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i love the pops of color all around. gives us all hope and reassurance that it’s really coming )
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And then came the frost I had to scrap off my car windows at 5:30 a.m. this morning to get to my opening shift at the store, Beth. Yikes!
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Ahhh, the smells of spring. Glad to see Saki is doing well.It’s in the low 50’s F here daytime – we are getting more and more good smells.Still below freezing night time though. Glad to see you’re garden is coming along well – color being a big part of your days now.
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Paul, I can’t wait until you come down and see Syracuse for real!
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Me too! Looks like late May early June Mark. I’m planning a daytrip while still in Ottawa. Vancouver is progressing comfortably but there are elements now that can slide the date back or forth, so no set time (the city of Vancouver has decided to renew the city sewage lines and has temporarily moved people out of the neighborhood and dug up the street). The owner has other arrangements for us – they buy insurance for that – that start either June 1 or June 15 – they are discussing.. We get daily updates. That said I haven’t done much driving for quite a few years and I want to do a short trip before the long one to get reacquainted and determine my current ability to tolerate long hours. Which means that, given the way the trip is laid out, it is best to drop down and visit you for a coffee and come back. I will likely bring a friend (the car owner) in case I get tired and so he can confirm my driving abilities. The car comes out of storage on May 11 so the approximate time frame is between then and early June. We can discuss your schedule once I’m comfortable with the car. Looking forward to meeting!
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We’ll set it up when you are more solid with your plans, Paul. It will be a fine day for us, for sure. 🙂
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