Day 236 of 2026

It feels too early for mums 

but if they are not purchased soon after they appear in the store, 

they will be gone. 

I get them at Costco and they are about twice as big

 as any others I have seen for the same price.

 

Day 226 of 2026

We had thunderstorms for the third day in a row. 

The hydrangeas don't seem to mind.

 

Day 213 of 2026

We came home from our Big Adventure 

to new flowers in the garden.

 

Day 211 of 2026

Painterly

 

Day 188 of 2026

The mailbox flowers are finally blooming. 

There will be more. 

This is one of my favorite plantings.

 

Day 175 of 2026

I've been checking for buds on my hydrangea bushes, 

and today is the first day I have found some.

 I can't wait to see the blooms I get this year.

 

Day 164 of 2026

My daylilies currently go on for days.

 

Day 160 of 2026

The yucca has suddenly bloomed.

 

Day 152 of 2026

I have so many daylilies with buds on them, 

it's not possible to get them all in one picture, 

so I decided to concentrate on the one

 that is most likely to open first.

 

Day 140 of 2026

I've been seeing a lot of peonies in bloom lately. 

I finally got a chance to get a photo of one. 

It has been raining a lot here lately 

and the extra weight of the water on these large blooms 

always drags them down. 

I don't have any in my yard, 

but always love to see them out and about.

 

Day 130 of 2026

My Purple Clematis is blooming again.

 

Day 125 of 2026

The purple irises are on full display.

 

Day 112 of 2026

I went to the back yard

 to check out the progress on my lilac bush. 

While most of the buds are not open, 

there are buds covering the entire plant 

and the fragrance is amazing. 

The answer to the latest What is it? post is Clue, Live on Stage!

It was fast, funny and fun.

 

Day 92 of 2026

Everything is growing so fast now. 

I believe I should have a redbud in full bloom tomorrow.

 

Day 85 of 2026

RoozenGaarde, Skagit County, Washington

We knew we would be a little too early for the full tulip display. 

There were a few varieties in bloom, 

 but there were daffodils as far as the eye can see.

Day 84 of 2026

Continuing our flower theme we visited SAM (Seattle Art Museum) today

 and saw this art installation 

which was formerly installed at Newfields here at home. 

The flowers open and close in slow motion. 

SAM has provided bean bag chairs on the floor under the flowers

 so one can enjoy the display comfortably.

Day 82 of 2026

We are in Seattle now and our goal is to see all the flowers. 

While this isn't the greatest concentration of cherry blossoms on campus,

 it is my favorite of the pictures I took today. 

On a clear day you would be able to see Mt. Rainier in the distance. 

It was gray and cloudy today but if you look very closely, 

you can see a faint outline of the mountain.

Day 73 of 2026

More spring emerges each day.

 

Day 70 of 2026

I just noticed on the other side of the fence in the back yard

 that my neighbor's forsythia is blooming bright yellow. 

I had no idea if ours was blooming

 so I went outside in the rain to check. 

Yes. It certainly is.

 

Day 270 of 2025

Another Saturday, another Farmers' Market.