One thing that I love about spring is the flowers! Our lemon tree, just outside the main door of the house, was covered in blossoms this spring. They smelled heavenly! I love it when the aroma of citrus blossoms wafts through the house.
Our one lonely peony, which has been moved several times in the last several years, put on its normal one bloom this year.
These columbines bloom every year in the bathtub in which we grow strawberries.
The flax plants have put up a record number of flower stalks, and we are enjoying seeing tuis, like this one, as well as bellbirds and wax eyes, sipping nectar.
I’m not sure how a lavender plant got into the strawberry barrel, but it adds a touch of color there.
One morning, Mom was going to take a walk with the girls, and I decided to drop what I was doing and go along. It was a beautiful morning!
A train came through while we were enjoying the flowers beside the tracks.
A few minutes later, we saw another train going the opposite direction!
We picked raspberries at a friend’s farm, and noticed lots of these flowering shrubs. I had an inkling they were a weed, so asked him. Sure enough, they are Himalayan Honeysuckle, and very invasive. They’re sure pretty, though!
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