Leaves pop on the backyard rose bushes
Spring continues its progression in my neck of the woods. Leaves have popped up on the backyard rose bushes. I again appreciate the one-by-one of our various flora and fauna.
Yes that is a bud
The first buds of the season I spy turn up on a sprawling rose bush on the backyard path. Winner!
Still blooming
The purples and yellows won’t give up this summer. Yay! Great timing for sure. And from the other side.
Room for many colors in the rose garden
The oranges started the backyard roses this year. OK, coral, says my dear wife Karen. Then the yellow joined in. And some pink, too.
Next up in the backyard
Here’s what I’m cheering for in the backyard. I really adore who our spring comes in stages. But I do get a bit antsy.
Our rose blooms are coming on strong
The long-running winter of 2017-18 changed a lot about spring and summer in our Liverpool neighborhood of Galeville, I’m certain. But as we move through June, I’m happy to look in our backyard and report this fact: The roses are coming out strong. On both sides of our walkway, they prosper.
Everything’s still coming up roses
My dear wife Karen did a great job this season with the backyard gardens at A Bitty Better in the Liverpool neighborhood of Galeville. Our first summer definitely delighted the gardener in her. The roses, in fact, had October blooms in them. So she clipped the pretty pink plant and placed some under the flat…
Mark Bialczak 