Tulip time! My garden in Windsor, Ontario. © Rita Jacques 2021.
Tag: spring
Thousand Word Thursday #136
More photos of the purple and white blooms in my garden! Just too pretty not to share. Although, somehow the purple irises look blue in the sunlight. ©Rita Jacques 2019 Windsor, Ontario.
Winter…Brrr! Grrr?
Winter. Not my favourite season. It’s cold. It’s wet. It’s sloppy. You can’t wear shorts although I saw my mailman doing so in a blizzard the other day! You have to ditch sandals and flip-flops to wear boots. And you can’t garden or go inline-skating. My passions. But I’m changing my attitude. I didn’t realize… Continue reading Winter…Brrr! Grrr?
Thousand Word Thursdays #83
Columbine the same shade as the irises blooming right now. The nice thing about having a mostly perennial garden is looking forward to the appearance of different flowers. Each plant has its own heyday! © Rita Jacques 2018 Windsor, Ontario.
Thousand Word Thursdays #81
Check out the springtime blooms! Tulips! And, more tulips! Plus, some grape hyacinths, just for fun! My garden, in Windsor, Ontario. © Rita Jacques 2018.
Thousand Word Thursdays #80
Here’s a hyacinth for you! Welcome, spring! Windsor, Ontario. © Rita Jacques 2018.
Be a ‘Real’ Gardener!
I consider myself a half-decent gardener but for some reason my forsythia bush stopped blooming about ten years ago. Maybe even longer. Actually, it only bloomed the year I bought it! The first time I saw no blossoms, I convinced myself it was just a late bloomer. But, yellow flowers never appeared. I chalked it… Continue reading Be a ‘Real’ Gardener!
Thousand Word Thursday #78
Anticipation! Hyacinth, not yet in bloom, in my front yard. Windsor, Ontario. © Rita Jacques 2018.