Another tree changing color

Three days ago I posted about my maple tree already changing color, as if it were Autumn. Today, about 30 miles away, I saw a dogwood tree that is changing in even a more dramatic fashion…

Balloon Flower

The balloon-like bud The star-shaped flower Linked to Cee’s Flower of the Day

Any explanation?

This is Georgia, in the Deep South in the middle of summer. The leaves on the eastern side of my maple tree are already changing colors. I know I posted a similar photo in the past, but this year the color change began in mid-June. What causes this? Not enough rain? Very hot temperatures? Should…

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Spring Festival 2022: Week # 12~ Southern Magnolia

I missed last week due to illness and having to spend a few hours in the emergency department, but I’m now well again and happy to be back. For this last week of Spring Festival, I’m sharing some photos of the blossoms on my Southern Magnolia tree which is currently in bloom. Linked to Dawn’s…

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Listen to the children

This wonderful video was filmed a year ago in an elementary school in Clarksville, Indiana. I wish our politicians in Washington would truly hear and act on its message.

Spring Festival 2022: Week #10~Tulip Poplar

The Tulip Poplar trees are very tall, and it’s difficult to see the flowers from the ground… But sometimes the flowers fall to the ground intact… Linked to Dawn’s Spring Festival 2022 and Cee’s Flower of the Day

Leatherleaf Viburnum

This evergreen shrub, which can grow up to 12 feet high, produces lovely flat-topped clusters of white flowers in the Spring and red-to-black berries in the Autumn and Winter. Linked to Cee’s Flower of the Day

Spring Festival 2022: Week #9~Roses

A vibrant pink rose in my daughter’s garden… My solitary antique yellow rose… An antique pink from my garden… Another bright pink, this one on my property… And the one that may be my favorite this year and was certainly a surprise, as I’ve never seen this rose before… Linked to Dawn’s Spring Festival 2022…

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