Early Spring Flowers.

Gorgeous orange tulip in Rita's garden yesterday.



Mini yellow iris also in her garden.


Tulips in bloom along the quay.


Forget me note.


Pretty blossoms below the roses.


Daffodils with Forget me nots amongst them.


View of a weeping Cherry tree in my condo courtyard beside the pond.


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Flowers and Hoochy Bug Swap

Spring has definitely arrived on the west coast.  It has been wet wild and windy here and the bulbs are coming out in full force to show their finery.

 I don't know the name of these lovely little blue flowers in Rita's garden.

 This hellebore looks like layers of a lady's petticoat.

 Crocuses in the dappled sunshine.

 I like these purple and white striped ones with the bright orange stamens.

 All purple, a bit wind blown.

 Another delicate mauve/white star bulb.

 These crocuses almost look translucent and made of chiffon.

 How did they find their way under the rhododendrons?

 Bright orange bells on these daffodils.

 The first tulip in full bloom.

 Lion daffodils.

 Pink flowering winter forsythia in full bloom, love the blue sky behind.

 Hoochy mama dragonflies for my Mary Lou Weidman Bug Swap.

What a lovely time of the year.

Valentine Flowers

On Valentine's Day I took a walk over to my friend Rita's to have coffee.  What a delight to see some early signs of Spring pushing their way into view.  It was interesting to see more yellow crocuses than blue or white out in bloom this early in the season.

 Snowdrops were making an appearance also.

 This plain yellow crocus was doing battle with some mulch.

 In Rita's Garden there were a few snowdrops in full bloom.

 This ones petals looked a bit worse for wear, but an interesting shape.

 Her Hellebore were coming out to put on a fine show.

 I love how this one looks like an umbrella with the pretty stamens below.

 What an interesting wave design on this cyclamen.

 Rita cheated with a forced daffodil, but had one that was almost ready to break into bloom elsewhere in her garden.

 More Hellebore blossoms and buds.

 A wild looking pincushion daisy along the walk home.

 This fiery red one caught my eye.

 The Rhododendrons are coming into full bloom.

 Some snowdrops in a neighbour's garden beside my entry door.

14 pictures of flowers for Valentine's Day!

March 20th the First Day of Spring has arrived!

A quick trip down to Rita's garden to find this lovely little crocus which seems to have suddenly appeared in a corner of the garden.

 I'm not sure what this little bulb is, but plan on taking another picture once the flowers open.

 Little Tete a Tete daffodils peeking over the wooden rail.

 Interesting tips on the ends of these leaves.  We think it is due to frost damage, flowers yet to be seen.

 Onto the quay where the crocuses have filled this planter.

 Little mini irises standing tall.

 Little flowers on the witch hazel.

 Beautiful striped purple crocuses.

 A random yellow crocus in the middle of  purple.

 Close up of a striped purple and white crocus with a bit of dew lingering.

 First bees of the season out checking out the flowers.

 How delicate and rich a colour these crocuses are.

 Pink winter flowering forsythia.

 Cherry blossom buds are getting bigger everyday.  Soon they will be open.

Hope your first day of Spring was a great one.

Today is the first day of Spring! It is also the anniversary of my father's birthday. Last Saturday I went to a rug hooking show, the acorn rug below was done by my friend Sandi Hill.Another friend Debbie Matthews made the sleeping cat.

Sandi Hill hooked the quilters.

Later that day I went and looked at the abundant Spring flowers already blooming This green iris caught my eye.

This three headed daffodil was showing off.

There are lots of grape hyacinths blooming below the rose bushes.

I love the pink and blue contrast against the green in this photo.

More delightful daffodils in full bloom. Some of the local growers had some blooming since the beginning of January!

This daffodil looks like it is having a bad hair day.

This morning the skies were clear and blue, the cherry blossoms have been in bloom for more than a week in my courtyard.

This hellebore had a ladybug checking it out.

More daffodils and hellebore.

This eagle flew by and then rested on top of the local hotel down on the quay. I had seen him earlier when I was having breakfast, but he flew away before I could photograph him. There is often a second one keeping him company.