More Garden Blooms...

My garden in the spring has over 300 tulips blooming...

It used to have over 500 tulips, but our cold winters have taken their toll on them

and

the chipmunks ate some bulbs too. (Sigh)

But, the ones that are left, along with some other spring flowers

always

excite me and make me so happy.

These are primrose:

Pink double tulips against a background of red/gold primrose:

I love looking wayyyyy inside tulips.  These had white trimmed in purple inside them:

The double tulips this year were huge...they reminded me more of Peonies:

Nothing cheers me up more on a sunny spring day than a group of red tulips:

And this year, my orange with yellow bi-color tulips did well:

They reminded me of poppies with their black centers:

Stay tuned...there will be more photos of my garden flowers.....I had to capture them with my lens before they all disappeared into summer!

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We interrupt winter to bring you this Spring MESSAGE....

I know I have been showing you a TON of winter pictures lately.

And, I still have MORE to show you.

But NOT TODAY!

Because we have had the most spectacular, warm weather EVER for this time of year over the last week or so.

So much warmth and sun, and so welcomed!

We went for a walk to the post office yesterday

and

saw

THIS!:

I couldn't BELIEVE that the crocuses were up and in bloom.

It is very early here for Crocuses....normally they don't come up until April here.

And, even MORE surprising?

I saw THIS in my yard!:

My tulips are coming up already!!!

IT IS TOO SOON!

Now, I am afraid they will all die. 

Because we will surely get more snow and freezing temperatures here yet.

I have over 500 tulips in my yard!

I don't want them to die before they are born.

So, I went around and told each and every one of them to SLOW DOWN!

(I hope they heard me).

Then?

I went to look at the crocuses some more!:

They were HEAVENLY to see!:

All day, we saw the cattails sending out their billowy seeds in the wind, too:

A bouquet of spring!:

Let's look at them closer, okay?

Because HERE?

They are going to be covered with snow again before REAL SPRING arrives.

I guarantee it!:

(There is even a bee in the lower left flower....do you see it?)

This one reminds me of a Q-tip!:

I will hold this dream in my thoughts for a long time....

until

our true spring arrives here!:

(Taking a deep breath)....

Now, let's get back to some more winter photos in the next blogpost, shall we?