COLOR!!!

 When you have lived with very little color for months on end, it is hard to get enough of it when it finally appears. Bruce needs to use my computer soon so mostly this will be quick which is not easy for the likes of me to accomplish, but here goes nothing.

Yellow!!

As mentioned before, our wisteria is a puny specimen but there are plenty around for me to get a yellow fix!

White!!

To tell you the truth, there are probably more white blooming trees than anything else, and is white even a color? I suppose it is, yet generally not found all that often in nature aside from say, swans. And eggs I guess.

Big trees full of white blossoms!

Still there are plenty of bare trees to be found.

Red!!

Reddish family!

Not really red and certainly not pink, I took the above while out and about before I discovered one in our backyard. Actually it is in Chastity and Daniel's backyard because all the trees are planted along the stone wall that separates our yards, thus they hang into ours.  The color is absolutely one of my favorites.

Pink!!

The pinks are so luscious and varied. This one is taken straight across the street. Note the pretty new green.

More beautiful pink.

And even more.

Oh, and here is a cat I came across in the middle of the street.

The ladies in the top of the frame are making their way to one of the River Walk entrances.

Purple!!

Just a teaser folks!! That is the lilac tree filling out with lots of new growth. 

These keep spreading and are not only beside the front steps for how much longer I have no idea but they line the stone wall as well. Plus they are popping up all over the front yard!

Speaking of the wall, after a trip to the beautiful garden center at Lowes,

we purchased some new plants for the front wall as the old ones, while beginning to bloom and look beautiful, a good many of them had died over the years. I remember Mr. Vespasian telling me that Ruth had wanted him to replant it, but he did not want to bother. I hope she would be pleased if she could see what Bruce has done.

Another thing about when we bought the house is that the realtor told me it was called "thrift" and I believed her. Not true as it turns out, instead it is called creeping phlox. Hopefully it will begin it's creeping ways this year. We shall see!

As I was perusing the center I came across thrift and here is what it looks like because I brought one home.

So technically it should have been in the above section on pink! 

Earlier in the week I spent time dumping all of last year's pots and these are the first two I have filled.

Look at the sunshine!! Don't be fooled friends....last week in the higher elevations around here there was a light snow, 

When we were first considering buying the house, I sent all the online photos to our sons and got their feedback. One such bit was from Tom who immediately had the idea of a meadow in the backyard. Well dear Tom we do not quite have a meadow but there are hundreds of wild violets in both the front and backyard.

I cannot seem to get good photographs but I am so enjoying them in person. Although these are light purple, there are plenty of dark purple ones as well. Even white. It is just so pretty!

Lastly, before I finish this quick post, the quilting is done and the binding is sewn on by machine. Hand sewing the back side of the binding and it is finally done!

We have just gotten through Isaiah and it was not easy reading and now we are into Jeremiah. The journey continues. 

Lots of activities to document this last week but for now, Mr. Bruce likes to use my computer for his Zoom meetings with the condo association so I will say goodbye for now.

your friend,

Gail