Washington has much shorter growing seasons than I was accustomed to when I lived in California. Once spring gets going here it unleashes growth that at times seems riotous, wild, unstoppable. The native honeysuckle is a case in point.
It seems like plants go from tender, tentative vines to bushes filled with a fireworks of blossoms in days.
Hummingbirds love these flowers; I was buzz bombed by one a year or two ago as I moved in on a flower. The only thing they lack is that heady fragrance that cultivated blossoms have. But the wild roses that are starting to bloom now have that nicely covered.
Your photos really reflect what spring is all about.
That kind of surge of beautiful new growth is heart-warming. I always feel a sense of renewal and hope. Not for long, of course, ’cause winter comes, but it’s better than nothing! 🙂 In this area, you can plant a bush, leave it untended, and it about a year or two it will be a full-grown tree. Which means, of course, that I’m trimming bushes a lot! 🙂
Wishing you and your talented hubby a great weekend!
Beautiful shots!
I’m now noticing just how quickly the leaves are emerging.
Wishing that our spring would become riotous and run rampant. Fat chance, so far. Bring it on, buds and blooms, bring it on!!
Ahhhh spring – ain’t it lovely? Great photos . I’ve been noticing that the wild roses are starting to bloom over here too – I do love them so.
Yup, northern springs SPRING into bloom crazily. I missed most of that this year. But, there are compensations . . .