Evansville (assuming that is Evansville) appears to be way ahead of Bowie, azalia-wise. Our azalias are just beginning to open out. In the past week, there’s been a dearth of color here following the demise of crocuses, daffodils, and cherry blossoms. But we’ll catch up to Evansville in a week.
Meanwhile in our soon-to-be home town, the hardier pansies have been poking up.
Let’s have a dogwood, then. At least, if you mean the old-fashioned kind, not the kousa. I have no use for the kousa dogwoods, but I adore the shape of the branches on the “real” dogwood. I’m not quite sure what kind of snob that makes me, that I have a thing for elms, dogwoods … probably American chestnuts too except I’ve never seen one.
Actually I exaggerate. That picture was taken in March, although snow can hit Boulder any month up through June, and blossoms have a good chance of being swaddled in snow like those pansies for a day or two Right now it’s tulip season in Boulder, they say. Pearl St (the downtown pedestrian mall) is full of them.
I’ll have a brief view of spring in Boulder when I stop there on May 5 to join the fogies foursome on a trip to Dark Canyon, UT. (I promise to send pictures and stories to the blog on my return.)
Excellent, thanks Mike.
Is that in Evansville, now?
Now as in this morning, Jennifer. Not only are the azaleas plentiful, but also blooming dogwoods.
Evansville (assuming that is Evansville) appears to be way ahead of Bowie, azalia-wise. Our azalias are just beginning to open out. In the past week, there’s been a dearth of color here following the demise of crocuses, daffodils, and cherry blossoms. But we’ll catch up to Evansville in a week.
Meanwhile in our soon-to-be home town, the hardier pansies have been poking up.
http://www.astro.umd.edu/~ed/boulder_pansies_snow.jpg
Let’s have a dogwood, then. At least, if you mean the old-fashioned kind, not the kousa. I have no use for the kousa dogwoods, but I adore the shape of the branches on the “real” dogwood. I’m not quite sure what kind of snob that makes me, that I have a thing for elms, dogwoods … probably American chestnuts too except I’ve never seen one.
Rak, that’s a gorgeous pansy. Was THAT this week?
Actually I exaggerate. That picture was taken in March, although snow can hit Boulder any month up through June, and blossoms have a good chance of being swaddled in snow like those pansies for a day or two Right now it’s tulip season in Boulder, they say. Pearl St (the downtown pedestrian mall) is full of them.
I’ll have a brief view of spring in Boulder when I stop there on May 5 to join the fogies foursome on a trip to Dark Canyon, UT. (I promise to send pictures and stories to the blog on my return.)