I know! It's that snowball bush again this year! Well, it is spring!
We have had the craziest weather. These pictures were taken early last week on a cool cloudy day...
Azaleas and snowball bush just beginning to open pretty.
Love this two tone melon color azalea...
The weather! Everything about Easter Sunday here on Henny Penny Lane was perfect. Andee and Todd came. We had blue skies and sunshine, and a good dinner.
Monday came along...
So, Tuesday the sun came back but it was too wet to do much outside...then came the weather forecast for Tuesday night/ Wednesday morning! Frost/freeze warning...especially counties near the North Carolina/Virginia border, meaning us!
I pulled out ever old sheet and tablecloth I could find and covered most of the Hostas and ferns, and put buckets and flower pots over the plants in the vegetable garden. The temperature dropped to exactly 32 degrees! Freezing!
So yesterday, as the day warmed I carried the wheelbarrow and rake and worked in the back yard a little...
Remember, I never got to rake leaves last fall. It was October 10th when Ellie and I crashed head on and broke my wrist...the beginning of my aches and pains. :)
So the grounds under and around the azaleas are covered in ugly brown leaves. I raked and hauled away three tarp loads. :(
Oh my gosh, you've probably all left. I'll hush now and publish this mess. Thank you friends!
Love, Henny
Crazy Spring weather this year all over. We had bright clear frigid temp weather for Easter Sunday. So glad you
ReplyDeletehad family in for it and nicer weather. Love all the colorful flowers you have in the bushes. Up here the daffodils are
mostly finished and the forsythias. Bare trees still, no leaves on anything. Rain and more rain. So I take delight in
seeing your plants in and out of the rain and wind. Don't overdo the raking and make things worse. You'll be wanting to put in a big garden soon. Lynn and Precious
We've had the most unpredictable Spring weather this year. One minute I'm breaking out the flip-flops and the next I'm back in my furry winter boots. I made the mistake of buying my porch ferns early, they have been removed from their hanging spots over six times already, and toted in the garage. I said It was the last time I would do it, if it gets down to the freezing mark again, it's every man for himself !
ReplyDeleteLove seeing your beautiful blooms, and home .
Hugs,
~Jo
The new greens on your trees and all the colorful azaleas under them are all so beautiful. The flowers on the wild azalea are wonderful! And yes, please, do show that snowball bush every year. I love them.
ReplyDeleteHi Henny, your azaleas are gorgeous! We have had a tremendously cold and wet Spring. Daffodils and crocus are just blooming now. I imagine we are about a month behind you.
ReplyDeleteHave a wonderful weekend!❤️
Thank you!
DeleteI think your yard looks perfect. God's tapestry. :)
ReplyDeleteWe have a couple days without rain; but lots of wind and temps to the upper 80s! I'm not ready for summer. :)
Your pictures are beautiful Henny & I love that blue sky there! I hope you are feeling a bit better now & your aches & pains are going away - its been a long slow road for you. Take care dear Henny. xx
ReplyDeleteYour shrubs are so lovely, especially the azaleas. How I wish we'd have put in some of those when we could. Now there's no room to stick any new shrub anywhere on our city lot. Sorry about all your rain and late frosts. Weather this Spring is just weird. Oh well, at least you had good weather on Easter.
ReplyDeleteDop't overdo the yard work my dear.
I love those wild Azaleas!
ReplyDeleteFrost is very stressful particularly when you have new plants out in the garden. You keep hoping it won't freeze.
ReplyDeleteOh Henny! It is so beautiful in your area! I loved each photo. No flowers here yet, but hopefully soon we'll be enjoying them too.
ReplyDeleteThose azaleas are gorgeous especially the wild ones. They look so different from the tame ones! Who knew?
ReplyDeleteDon't work too hard. Take care. Be moderate in your enthusiasm but stay optimistic!
I love giving advice!
Hey, I like your advice. :) Thank you Victoria
DeleteHenny, I just love seeing your beautiful little farm in the Spring! You have so many gorgeous flowers. Everything looks wonderful! Please be careful and don't overdo things working outside. I'd hate to see you get to hurting a lot again. I see you have your hummingbird feeder out. I can't wait to get ours out but it's still a bit too cold here. Soon I hope!
ReplyDeleteYou and Poppy take care!
Ha Henny....you don't have to worry about any of us leaving....that's not going to happen! I can't believe your pictures....your yard looks like a fairyland! I can't believe all the beauty and all the flowers. Wow. How nice that you had a beautiful Easter Day with loved ones. Here we still have big mounds of snow and ice...our lake is still frozen....where will the Loons land? We are weeks if not a month behind normal in Spring arriving this year. I have faith that it will arrive though! Love your place...it looks gorgeous. Don't get down about the weather...it's weird everywhere! Take good care and don't overdo it! Love you Henny!
ReplyDeleteThank you Diane. I can't inagine there still being chunks of ice and snow around...I need to stop complaining. :) Hope your spring comes real soon and is beautiful. Love you Diane!
DeleteOh Henny, your bushes and trees are so gorgeous!! And they look so pretty with your house in the background Glad you had a nice Easter Day with your family. I covered my blueberry bushes and strawberry plants a couple times too. Hope we get some nice in-between weather and not all of a sudden 100 degrees! Nancy
ReplyDeleteThis has been a strange spring all over the globe. We had rain, snow and sleet on Easter and Monday too. Tonight we're having thunderstorms as I type. Tomorrow is supposed to be 90F. That's crazy. And it's been like this for a couple of months now. Warm, freezing, hot, cold. Pure craziness.
ReplyDeleteYour yard looks like a paradise of beautiful flowers. May I please come sit on your porch for awhile and play with Ellie and Ely? I could bring little Zoey and they would have great fun running around together.
Blessings and love,
Betsy
Phew! Made it..! :).
ReplyDeleteIt's first thing Friday morning over here,
sun's out, as it has been for the last few
days though still a bit chilly..!
And! Wow! Henny! Your home/land looks really
splendid..ALL..that colour, it's a pity we
can't put our noses to the screen and smell
them..it's amazing, said it many times before
love seeing flowers, plants etc..growing wild,
in the fields, hedge rows and gardens..and 'NOT'
cut and put in a silly vase on the window sill..
so sad that..! :(.
I've been busy in my little garden, still to early
for the hanging baskets just yet..plenty of other
things to do..! Ice~cream..! :O).
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Thank you Willie! I know, there is always something to do in the garden and yard. I too like flowers best growing and not in vases.
DeleteOh what a pretty place you have! I so loved seeing each bush and flower. I'm so happy for you that you feel good enough to do things outside. :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful collection of azaleas! Weather here in Georgia has also been crazy. A very "lionish" spring!
ReplyDeleteLovely to see all your spring blooms. :)
ReplyDeleteHenny, your place is beautiful in the spring with all the flowering plants! We're just starting here with everything finally turning green and some pear trees and redbuds flowering. BTW, White Face (little pregnant feral cat) had her kittens. DH found them this morning and although he only took a quick look... (she was eating on the porch and watching him). He thinks she has 2 black and one white (could be more).
ReplyDeleteYour azaleas are just glorious! Specially the wild pink ones with the long stamens! We have had the coolest spring since I moved here seven years ago which is okay with me. I dread the heat and humidity that will be here soon. Glad you could share Easter with family. We were alone and somehow I can’t used to a holiday being anything without family around the table.
ReplyDeleteYour flowers are gorgeous. Thanks for the reminder---need to hang the hummingbird feeder. The indigo buntings and rose-breasted grosbeaks have arrived, so the hummers will be here shortly too.
ReplyDeleteI could never not read your posts...it is like visiting with a friend. Love all the blooms shown here. We have had the crazy weather here...our daughters an hour east of us had snow on Monday. It covered the ground. I am beginning to think we will go from winter to summer in one big leap.
ReplyDeleteYour Spring flowers are so pretty! There is hope for Spring for us some day!
ReplyDeleteYour snowball bush and azaleas are stunning. I loved all the beautiful photos. You have a gorgeous place.
ReplyDeleteLOVE your photos. We also have been having strange weather. At this time we are two weeks behind with Spring. I do not have one bloom and the one little crocus that was going to bloom, a wild rabbit ate.
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely blog you have! LOVE your photos...
ReplyDeleteSpringtime is here, best time of the year :)
Titti
SO beautiful!
ReplyDeleteI don't think I've ever seen a photo of your cabin looking so pretty as it does here, with that snowball bush near it! And your azaleas!! It is spring. 84 here today. Crazy weather this year. We sure do need rain. It's dry as dust. My dear rooster was killed yesterday. I and the hens are very sad. Glad you are able to get outside and work, dear! That warms the heart.
ReplyDeleteYour yard is fabulous! Wow the weather is wild here in the South, you can never tell! I am so glad you are up and about, the wild azalea is especially spectacular! Love and Hugs Terry
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