Views of Sequim, the Olympic Peninsula. . .and beyond
Here is a blossom, another part of the life cycle of the dandelion which I featured in yesterday’s post. Our neighborhood is virtually paved with these blossoms this time of year. You can see in this shot that there are two more blossoms opening and another bud nearby. They’re no sooner mowed than up they pop again, brightening the landscape in yellow blossoms. Frankly, I think they duck under mower blades and pop up laughing, “Gotcha, sucker!”
Spring started gently, quietly. Then in the last week it broke loose. First a few frogs declaring themselves. Then a growing daily raucous choruses. A couple of swallows. Now a dozen. A fellow walker today spied two bluebirds. And daylight is getting deliciously longer. I can definitely handle this.
It’s gotten below freezing overnight several times recently but so far it hasn’t discouraged some early heralds of spring. Hooray for that! I saw these blossoms yesterday.
First crocus! Spring is coming!
My nasturtiums have been going great gangbusters this year. They started early. By mid-summer they looked like they’d had it for the year. Now they’re back again, even more glorious than before.
Some of the volunteers have stripes and are different shades than the originals. The plants have reseeded and come back on their own.
These hearty flowers are in full bloom now. They’re wildflowers. As they open the flower buds are full of a gooey white liquid that I’ve heard has medicinal properties. But I don’t know the what or how of it so just stick to the stuff in your first aid kit.
This beauty is planted by an office I went to recently. I think it’s a Rose of Sharon. We had this shrub at our very first home. In addition to the pleasure of seeing such pretty flowers it was sweet to see a familiar friend again.