April 29, 2014
A taste of Virginia spring
Posted by Morning Bray under Birds, Plants and Flowers, Virginia | Tags: bleeding heart, chipmunk, lilac, perennials, phlox, spring flowers, spring gardens, trillium, tufted titmouse, Virginia bluebell |[24] Comments
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April 29, 2014 at 6:21 am
Is the green messing with your head? How about the rain? My first year away from the West made me a little loopy. Now I only faintly remember brown summers and no snow–ever. BTW, how do you put your signature on your photographs? I like that and would like to do that to mine.
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April 29, 2014 at 3:06 pm
Barb,
Not so much really… we’re originally from Maryland, so we’re used to the precip and the green. Although we did pick a heck of a winter to move back east, didn’t we?
Check out Picmonkey.com – you can easily add text to your photos there. 🙂
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April 29, 2014 at 9:36 am
I had similar thoughts to Barb’s. Having lived out here only since ’07, I still cringe a bit when I see field after field of corn, wheat, whatever, being irrigated. I can’t imagine having that much water at one’s disposal!
The flowers are magnificent… and I love the chipmunk!
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April 29, 2014 at 3:06 pm
Dreaming,
Thanks! Hope you’re doing well. 🙂
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April 29, 2014 at 10:10 am
Beautiful photographs, cute little chipmunk! Hope you are enjoying Virginia!
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April 29, 2014 at 3:07 pm
Tricia,
Thanks! We are enjoying it. Oh, the wonderful smells and all of the birds! 🙂
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April 29, 2014 at 10:14 am
Beautiful flowers!!
Oh yea, that cage is definitely keeping the chipmunks out of the bird food–NOT! 🙂
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April 29, 2014 at 3:07 pm
CeeCee,
That little piggy, a.k.a. Monsieur Chippy, has now eaten through at least half of that seed block. 😀
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April 29, 2014 at 10:14 am
All of these spring flowers must be such a delight. Had you been to this property in the spring, before you bought it and moved from the West? The photos are just wonderful.
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April 29, 2014 at 3:11 pm
Jill,
We had not been to this property before we drove here from New Mexico… we’re renting until we get the lay of the land here. There are flowers everywhere! 🙂
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April 29, 2014 at 10:20 am
I had to look up exactly where Virginia is (it is where I thought it is) – even though you are on the other side of the continent and so much further south from me (I’m on Vancouver Island on the west coast of Canada), you have the exact same flowers in bloom as we do!
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April 29, 2014 at 3:14 pm
Jean,
Your part of the world is incredibly beautiful – I’d love to visit someday!
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April 29, 2014 at 10:56 am
Oh, how lovely. I’m totally envious. We’re still getting snow, if you can believe it!!! *sigh* How did that cheeky little chipmunk get inside there?
You have a heavenly place.
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April 29, 2014 at 3:16 pm
Carolynn,
I can’t believe it and I’m sorry. Hang in there… spring will come soon. I didn’t think it would ever come here, but it did.
That cheeky little chipmunk can squeeze his way through the littlest of spaces! xoxo
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April 29, 2014 at 11:30 am
Awww, all those beautiful pictures of flowers, mainly my favorite bleeding hearts and chipmunk which I miss seeing around here at my place. I’m looking forward to see you all and more very soon!
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April 29, 2014 at 3:16 pm
MeeMaw,
We’re looking forward to seeing you too!
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April 29, 2014 at 12:30 pm
Great flora and fauna 😉 I love love love bleeding hearts. The chipmunk is super cute, too.
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April 29, 2014 at 3:16 pm
Dom,
Thanks. Bleeding hearts are my mom’s favorite. 🙂
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April 29, 2014 at 4:17 pm
What a breathtaking series of spring shots! We can use the inspiration around here. The snow has just melted (although it fell again just north of us!!!) – and our poor brave daffodils are daring each other to bloom. Love the fence row with the flowerbeds in front. Happy spring down there!
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April 29, 2014 at 4:32 pm
meadowmice,
Oh, thank you! Happy spring (soon!) to you too.
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April 29, 2014 at 7:41 pm
I’ve missed your beautiful posts! Love this ❤
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April 29, 2014 at 7:55 pm
Thanks, Jane. 🙂 xo
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April 29, 2014 at 11:14 pm
Oh, sigh…. so lovely! Those bluebells are delightful. Do the donkeys try to snack on all those lovely flowers?
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May 1, 2014 at 9:05 am
Shirley,
I can’t remember ever seeing Virginia bluebells before now… they are beautiful, aren’t they? 🙂 Fortunately, there aren’t any flowers in the donkey pasture that I know of… I’d be worried about them eating something poisonous or toxic. 😦
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