Blooms at the Farmhouse

                       The mahonias are beautiful this year.  Full of fruit!
 

                         Red buds in full bloom.

     Even leaves sprouting on trees are colorful.

     And the quince just gets better every year!

                           My deck chairs arrived, and I hope to put them together this weekend.  

Hooked Rugs, Daffodils & More

   Looking for rugs for the farmhouse, but these two were HUGE! 15 1/2 x 12 1/2, one rug could cover all the floors in the tiny farmhouse.  Now on Ebay and hopefully I find some just as nice, but smaller.

 

 Barrett Browning Daffodils

I was hoping the daffodils would bloom in tandem with the red azaleas I planted behind them, but I don't think it will happen, even though the buds are starting to open.

I planted many red buds in varying sizes, all volunteers in my yard from one large red bud, but only one is really blooming.  Seems it takes a few years of growth for them to really get going. The red buds around town are stunning right now.

                   

                               First swallowtail of the season.

                        I uncovered this bush? tree? which was covered in vines and is now full of blooms.  I've looked through guides trying to figure out what it is with no luck, so will need to stop by the ag dept for the answer.

                            A month ago we heard a crash and knew a tree had fallen in the bamboo forest.  I think we found it.  Like we need more firewood!

     My guys are out from hibernating and sunning!  I love their colors, which change depending on where they are.

                      Geisha loves the farmhouse porch giving her a "raised" perspective on the grounds she is guarding!

                         Everything is getting very green, just in time for St. Patty's Day!