Taken this past week and proving that the shadows know it is spring.
Tulips.
With our spring skies, it's nice seeing shadows outside once again.
Joining up with Lisa at Lisa's Garden Adventure for her #ShadowshotSunday.
Sunday, April 27, 2025
The Shadows Know It's Spring #ShadowshotSunday
Tulips.
Friday, April 25, 2025
Vroom (Goes Spring) and Violets #SkywatchFriday
Spring has sprung and wow has it sprung where I live in the Southern Tier of New York. In fact, it's almost too hot (dare I say that, after having had snow flurries last week?) I suspect our spring flowers will be rushing - vrooming if you will - through their bloom time. I just want to yell "stop" and freeze them in time.
Our skies have been beautiful. These picture were taken April 23.
This isn't just an evergreen tree. It's an evergreen tree with a nest in it. And if you have really keen eyes, you may even see an eagle, but don't get eyestrain trying to do it.
To rest your eyes, here is a flowering quince.
A friend drove me to a place I needed to visit yesterday, and on the way home, we passed these Bradford pears. I didn't realize that I had also caught a sky reflection on the hood of her car.
Let's close this out with one more picture, as I love violets so much.
Joining Yogi and other sky watching bloggers for #SkywatchFriday.
Wednesday, April 23, 2025
Thankful Today #WordlessWednesday
Spring has arrived, and I am so thankful, today and every day.
These pictures were taken yesterday.
Forsythia.
To finish this up, violets and a dandelion.
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Joining Sandee at Comedy Plus for her #WordlessWednesday.
Monday, April 21, 2025
Ready - Spring Colors #MusicMovesMe
It's Monday and it's time for music!
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Today I am joining up with other Music Moves Me bloggers (and you can join us at the linky above). We are a group of music loving bloggers who blog about music each Sunday or Monday (or even later in the week). If you have music to share with us, you are most welcome to join! (Music Posts Only-meaning at least one music video, please! Otherwise, your post link may be labeled "No Music" or even removed.)
Our head host is Xmas Dolly, and our co-hosts are Cathy from Curious as a Cathy, joined by the knowledgeable Stacy of Stacy Uncorked and, last but not least, me.
Every other week we have a theme. This week's theme is "Spring Colors". And am I ever Ready for them!
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| A sample of my daffodils, taken yesterday |
Where I live, spring explodes in a symphony of colors. There is the purple of crocus and Lenten rose, the yellow of forsythia and daffodils, and the red of primrose and tulips.
There is the green of newly sprouted grass, and the light green of newly unfurled leaves. Meanwhile, we welcome back birds that have overwintered in warmer climes.
So today, as I listen to the trilling of red winged blackbirds, I am choosing some songs mentioning spring or color.
I know so well the feeling of finally seeing blue sky again after our dreary winter white/grey skies. Here, from 1977, is ELO's Mr. Blue Sky.
On the sunshine theme, how about Pink (it's a spring color!) and her daughter Willow Sage Hart in 2021's Cover Me In Sunshine?
In the early spring, wild onions sprout. Here's an instrumental: Green Onions, from Booker T and the M.G.'s from 1962.
How about another show song - Ethel Merman and Everything's Coming up Roses, from the 1959 musical Gypsy. OK, no color in the title or lyrics but - roses.
Speaking of red roses, how about Bobby Vinton and his 1962 hit Roses are Red, (My Love) which mentions both red roses and blue violets?
I'll wrap today's set with Bobby Darin's 18 Yellow Roses.
Sunday, April 20, 2025
Easter Decoration #ShadowshotSunday
Seen recently at a restaurant in our area.
This is perfect for an Easter #ShadowshotSunday.
Why not come out of the shadows and join up with Lisa at Lisa's Garden Adventure with your shadow picture?
Friday, April 18, 2025
Peaceful Puffy (Clouds) #SkywatchFriday
Finally, we are out of the bleak sky season where I live in the Southern Tier of New York. True, we don't have puffy clouds every day, and we even had snow flurries on Wednesday, but we can actually see the sky once again.
How about a puddle picture?
Joining Yogi and other sky watching bloggers each week for #SkywatchFriday.
Wednesday, April 16, 2025
Neighborhood #WordlessWednesday
Here are some signs of spring I've found while walking recently in my neighborhood, even as winter returns today for a hopefully brief visit.
Forsythia.
The underappreciated dandelion.
Daffodils
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Joining Sandee at Comedy Plus for her #WordlessWednesday.
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