This has been a busy weekend. Good busy, but busy. As I write this, there is still time to cobble together a post, but I’m giving myself the evening off. I am sharing the photos from a solid spring weekend here in southern New England. There’s also a video of a CH-47 Chinook fly-by (about 25 seconds).
I hope you all have a great week!
This ground cover is only a few inches tall, but it makes a big statement when it blooms.
River’s going to have to look awfully hard to find her bunny. I’ll get a better image for Wednesday.
Sand cherries and lilacs are starting to bloom. Rose of Sharon have barely begun to bud.
Here come the Smokeys :-)
“Why are these boxes on my porch and deck?”
“OK, the boxes are gone, but this stupid bag is still here.”
We planted some cypress trees in this corner to eventually screen out some lights.
These are fast-growing, drought-tolerant and the company says they “thrive on neglect” which sits us :-)
Surveying her domain.
Sand cherry blossoms are not much bigger than a dime, but they are intricate little things.
Not much movement today.
We’re starting to see some shade.
Our neighbor’s crab apple trees aren’t in good health, but they are blooming.
CH-47 Chinook departing our air space. (See video for complete pass).
This stump is the favorite table.
Things are getting green.
Sand cherry.
This foot didn’t fit.
Love the video, and the shot of our flag. The Smokin’ Twins now work in ‘parade mode’ I see. Looks like they’re coming to pay homage to Maddie…..as they should! How nice that you and the Editor provide them with a picnic table. Lol. The bunny shot is one for the books — talk about camouflage!!
Your shrubs, etc., and those of your neighbor, look so pretty, with the promise of more beauty to come.
Suppose to warm up this week. Hope the meteorologists aren’t playing games with us.
Ginger
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The Smokeys are a thundering herd as hey bounce across the yard. They don’t stop until they are too close for comfort. I keep reminding them that Maddie is a dog.
Things are blooming all over town. This is such a pretty time of year. Today is starting out cold and very windy, but I see promises of 80 degrees later this week.
I’m glad you like the video 😀
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Lovely captures Dan❣️
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Thanks Val!
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An elusive bunny to be sure. Your blooms are way ahead of ours, all I see is forsythia. Never heard of sand cherries, but they’re lovely.
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I have a much better shot of the bunny for Wednesday. He/She blends in very well with our weed-infested yard. The sand cherries really haven’t done all that well. According to the place where we bought them, they should be tall, wide and thick by now. They are short and straggly, but it could be us.
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When it comes to gardening? I find it’s always me.
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Great pictures and you know I loved the video!! Get some relaxation in, Dan.
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Thanks GP. I figured you would like that video. Fortunately, they “announce” their approach well in advance.
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It’s a lovely day in your neighborhood. Now, if only WordPress would send me your posts it would be even better. :-) Drought tolerant and neglect tolerant are good things in a plant. :-)
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We were going to plant arbor vitaes last year, but we were told that they require a lot of water in the first year, and we didn’t have hardly any water last year, so we decided to wait. Then we noticed that a lot of mature arbor vitae around here seem to have died last year.
The Happiness Engineers tell me that they are working on this problem. I really appreciate your continued effort to find me.
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I’ll always find you, I just forget what day it is sometimes. :-) I planted arbor vitae one year, then the deer came, and the arbor vitae went. I will be anxious to see how your new plantings progress.
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I didn’t realize deer would eat them. We don’t have deer around us. If they eat those, I’m sure they would gobble these right up.
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What a wonderful way to start my morning: with images of beautiful flowers! That was interesting with the helicopter. I can just imagine how loud it is on the inside. It is sunny here but still chilly. Mother nature is still teasing. I hope you have a good week.
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We are windy and cold here this morning, Pam, but warm days are ahead. We might see 80°f (27°c) later this week. The Chinooks are so loud. When we are in our house, if they pass close overhead, we feel the vibrations. I hope the crew is all wearing good headsets.
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Looks like you had a beautiful spring day.
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We did, Frank. Thanks.
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Spring is lovely in bloom there! The helicopter flyover was cool! Luck you had your camera with you and were outside when it passed over.
The new trees/bushes look good. I hope they grow tall and fast and block the lights.
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Things are even brighter today. We had a slow cool rain yesterday and everything seemed to wake up. It’s supposed to get warmer this week.
I as glad to be out when the helicopter was coming. I’ve heard them inside, but not until they are too close to get the approach. I heard this one coming before I could see it.
The trees are labeled as fast-growing. I hope so.
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I hear them all the time here, and planes. I.like the sounds, comforting
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Hihihi, they thrive on neglect! :D They certainly know their advertising. I’d bite too.
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It’s certainly a good plant for us.
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The sound of that Chinook is music to my ears Dan. Thanks.
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I’m glad you like it Don. I though we were crazy for liking these sounds.
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Heck. I lost Internet and lost my comment with it. So I’ll just say I’m glad you gave yourself a little break, Dan. Hugs on the wing!
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Thanks for trying. I appreciate the support for my rest.
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Great photos as always, Dan. Really enjoyed the video. That sound is so recognizable. I hope you have a good week.
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Thanks Maggie. I’m surprised at how many people recognize the sound.
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I should add that in your case, I understand.
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Yes, a very familiar sight and sound.
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Terrific photos, Dan. It looks like the trees are cooperating with spring showings. Thanks for the video.
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Thanks John.
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Happy Easy Monday to you. Your photos are beautiful, very restful, scenic. Hope your day is living up [down?] to your expectations.
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Thanks Ally. It’s getting harder to find time to write on the weekend. I usually give myself summer Mondays off, but not this early.
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Such great photos, Dan. Oh dear, Maddie looks a bit frazzled with all your ‘stuff’ on her porch. The two Smokey’s–what’s not to love?! I can appreciate you trying for a little privacy with your plantings. My neighborhood is on a hill, so I am uphill from my cross-the-street neighbors and downhill from my back neighbors. Neighbors diagonally behind us used to have a big wall of greenery to give some privacy, but when the people next door moved in, they wacked all of it that leaned into their yard. So now I can sit at my kitchen table and see into their house. I wave to them, on the offshot that they are waving back. 🙋♀️🙋♂️
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Haha – I would wave back. I feel bad for this woman, her house was broken into, but the floodlights are obnoxious. Italy take years to get some relief, but at least we started th process.
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Oh, dear. Grow, little cypress, grow!!
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🙂
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Spring has sprung!! Love the pics and the video!! Have a great week!!
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Thanks Kirt.
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Wow, you are sprouting Spring more then we are, Dan!! Question …. what are the drought tolerant plants you planted? Still too early here for me to plant but I’m getting ready. LOVED your gallery and that Chinook drive-by was so cool. You sound like you are as busy as I have been …. where is the time flying to? The little Cherry blossoms …. did you notice how I took a very very closeup of one? NOT easy!! How I am loving this time of year!! Oh for the JOY!!
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The plants are Phoenix Cypress trees. We are cautiously optimistic. Your closeups are amazing. I took these while walking the fog around the yard, so I was using my phone. It only seems to want to focus at a certain point. I should go out with a real camera, but…
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Thanks, Dan. I’ll look them up and see what I can find. I’m not too good with my phone camera but real good with a real camera. Get my drift? LOL
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I do.
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GRIN!
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Oh my, I loved watching the Chinook fly over your home. And I love all the photos of flowering bushes and trees — and of course the four-legged family members. Beautiful! 😊
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Thanks Gwen. I thought you would enjoy the flyover. I’m like a little kid when I get to see them.
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Spring has sprung, the grass has riz. I wonder where the birdies is?
Great and happifying photos. as always. Thanks for keeping them coming!
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Apparently I’ve changed my name …
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Someone Weissman. It has a good ring to it.
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I do my best, Steve 😏
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Apparently I’ve changed my name …
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An evening off when spring is bursting- good for you! The photos were wonderful. I love the shot up the flag pole, and the helicopter video. Hubby asked, “Is that a 47 or a 53?” Sheesh! Enjoy the week ahead, Dan.
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I’ll have to look that up 🤔
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🙂
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“Thrive on neglect’. Now there’s a sales point. Lol. So glad Spring is gracing you with her gifts Dan.
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A key selling point for us.
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I need some of those “thrive on neglect” plants. My flowers didn’t do too well last year, maybe because I put them out a bit too early (there was a hard frost the very night I brought the annuals home from the garden store). This year, I think I’ll wait at least another month and then just put out a few potted flowers, hopefully ones that don’t need a lot of attention.
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We gave up on planting early. We typically wait until mid to late May
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You deserve the night off. That pile of dirt reminds me that I need more dirt for my raised garden.
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Thanks. Get your dirt before it’s gone. Last year, everybody scarfed up garden supplies.
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This winter has been a rough one here in comparison to the ones in the past. It hasn’t been close to what you’ve experienced, though. Even so, we have gotten past the blooming now with the fear of frost overtaking the buds, finally, and are into the days of the 60s and 70s. It’s time to go to the store and buy some plants for the garden.
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We still have periodic freeze warnings, but we’re also seeing daytime highs as high as 80. Spring in New England.
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I hope you had a restful evening, Dan. The video is great.
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Every now and then, you have to rest. Thanks 😊
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Looking nice up there, Dan! Hope you get a non-busy weekend soon. Even “good busy” can be fatiguing after a while.
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So true.
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