It’s peony tree time

More backyard beauties. The latest addition to my dear wife Karen and I’s backyard blooming pageant are the huge and fragrant peony tree bursts. A half-dozen big flowers have added their gorgeous scent to the side corner, and more buds await.

Long-lasting tulips

Enjoying their stay. My dear wife Karen and I agree that the orange/red and white tulips along one side of our backyard appear to be hanging out longer than usual this spring of 2023. No, we are not complaining. But, she adds, the red ones did not come up between them. It indeed is give…

It’s rhododendron time

A sturdy start. The present from Elisabeth and George Three is back for another year of providing backyard smiles. The gorgeous pink blooms of my dear wife Karen’s rhododendron have burst to a prominent 2023.

Our white tulips open out back

Pretty made all in a row. Our white tulips have made quite an elegant entrance on the left side of our backyard, much to the delight of my dear wife Karen and I. They took a week or so longer than their red-orange counterparts to the left. It’s the sun angles, we figure.

Now for the tulips

As my dear wife Karen and I were tooking around the backyard this weekend, we noticed the emergence of the gorgeous red tulips. Happy new month it is.

Dogwood time!

My yearly cheer for our front-yard dogwood blooms has arrived. Can you hear the happiness? Like the time span of these flowers, my voice of approval is also short and sweet.

Proud still

The yellow of the front-yard daffodils stands out distinctly after the first mow of the season. I’m impressed how long they’ve endured this year.

Our first blossoms of spring

Our front-yard daffodils once again bless us this time in April as our first blossoms of the year. It’s like saying hello to trusty, old pals. They’re bending a bit with their age, but they sure do know how to make me smile.