You Know It's Spring....

...when you sit on the deck having your morning coffee while you watch great puffs of pine pollen blowing from the trees next door. (Look slightly below center)  Time for some Claritin!!

A Walk on St. Patty's Day

 It started off a sunny morning...the ocean was clear tealy blue today with fog hanging just off shore.

 With not a drop of Irish in me, I still was "lucky" to see Santa riding his bike on the Bypass near milepost 6! Where else would Santa be at this time of the year, but bumming around the Outer Banks!

 A nice walk around the neighborhood revealed....some delicate tulips reaching for the sunshine.

 The day was odd...creepy fog alternating with bright sunshine. The dew point and the temperature were neck and neck all day.

 These geezers were oblivious to us...I was really trying to capture a pic of the Kingfisher that was on a post in the water, but no luck there.

 Fog, fog, fog.....

 A little of this, a little of that blooming...

 Irises surprised me!!! They are surely early to be amongst the daffs and jonqs.

 Nest everywhere.....

A nice day and a nice walk.

...the Ides of March Bloom Day!

Not the most exotic of blooms...even scorned by some. But there is no denying that for a few brief moments in springtime, the lowly Bradford Pear puts on a show of dainty white flowers that get the bees all jazzed up until they fall like snow on the driveway.

Can't resist the pansies and violas...

A bit of Homestead Purple Verbena poking out....

And more violas...

Check out what's blooming in other blogger's gardens...head over to May Dreams Gardens where Carol is hosting another Garden Blogger's Bloom Day, held on the 15th of each month.

It Just Couldn't Be a Nicer Day!

It's 79 degrees with 33% humidity and a 2 mph breeze from the north. It is truly a near perfect day!

Things are starting to sprout...like the arugula...

The Red Sails lettuce and the parsley are enjoying the dappled sunshine.

I am a moss lover....

These have popped up all over....

The Welshie is in her pool, a sure sign of a warm spring day! (She is gonna smell like heck later!)

Inspired to Clean the Beds

 Most likely won't be able to walk upright tomorrow after plunging in for 4 hours to do major garden bed clean out! Got out the giant tub of seeds and found some good things to plant...

Camera on B&W thanks to sophomore photography project...

A little of this and a little of that...

The Clematis has leaves! Must go back and compare to prior years...

Spinach is looking respectable...

Something (someone) has built a very substantial nest in one of our pines...

Will keep an eye on that. Not quite eagle sized, maybe hawk?

 Red Plum is flowering and there were quite a few bees visiting today.

Over winter, the woodpeckers have been going to town on this stump!

Off to take some Motrin!

March 6 more like...

...the end of April? The pink Spirea has leaves...

...and the Vinca Minor has flowers!

I suppose it's true to everything there is a season. A time to not blog and a time to blog once again.

Slacker...

Spring has come despite my not paying much attention. Ebb and flow, tide in tide out, life goes on. Admittedly, my energy has been low for blogging and gardening. I suppose for everything there is a season!

Today with camera in hand I took a walk to see what has sprung...

These crazy pink and yellow moths are back looking like something out of a cartoon.

The wisteria is at the end of its peak, this bee didn't seem to mind. Once the bloom stops, it is slated for a BIG haircut....it is just a little tooooo happy and will soon overtake the back of the house.

My roses just couldn't be happier...I wish the picture did them justice.

We have had a few tomatoes on a hanging yellow cherry tomato in a hanging basket...this one in the ground is doing its thing too.

The carrots have sprouted...

The radishes are popping their red shoulders above the soil line...

Romaine should be good for a salad within the week.

The figs are set on a flourishing fig tree....

Wild honeysuckle is heavily scenting the air by the woods... despite my lack of attention, all is well.