Thursday, March 20, 2008

First day of spring, in pictures

We took a walk around the neighborhood this morning and it was just beautiful to see the earliest flowers beginning to bloom.
Daffodils everywhere


Not sure what this is, but it sure is pretty




this:


will soon look like this:


this early clematis is fragrant and gorgeous



always a sucker for a tulip tree


pretty heliobore


callie, the good-looking dog


Cherry blossom trees are in full bloom



tulips are almost ready


callie's puppy-dog face




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4 comments:

  1. AnonymousMarch 22, 2008 at 3:57 PM

    I think the second photo is pseudocydonia sinensis - also know as Chinese Quince.

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  2. AnonymousMarch 22, 2008 at 4:00 PM

    Or Rosa glauca, but these bloom later.

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  3. Ali ScheffMarch 22, 2008 at 5:05 PM

    I found it--it's Chaenomeles, related to Chinese quince

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaenomeles

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  4. TeaMarch 24, 2008 at 12:36 AM

    Aren't all the flowers lovely right now? The dog is pretty adorable too:-)

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