On Saturday, I saw a few California poppies waving "Hey ya! Hi ya! How ya?" from some slopes along the road. Whooo-hooo!
I also saw irises nestled in with some yellow ice plants along a sidewalk in the town next over. Yippieee!
On the home front, our ornamental pear tree is full of snow-white blossoms. Wheeeeeeee!
It's always good to see the first signs of spring. The pear tree blossoms are beautiful :)
ReplyDeleteThis is the first year that the tree has been in full bloom when it's supposed to be. Usually, it's a little bloom here, a little there from October to March.
DeleteBeautiful! Spring is my favourite season! :-)
ReplyDeleteFall is mine, but Spring is a very close second. There used to be years when I'd be so engulfed in work that I missed Spring.
DeleteBeautiful!
ReplyDeleteHave a great week!
You, too, Lea!
DeleteThoroughly enjoyed your lovely photos.
ReplyDeleteThank you!
Delete...I won't see iris until the end of May.
ReplyDeleteI was surprised to see this one and already so mature.
DeleteThanks for finding your blog. Short stories, but for me just long enought ... he-he.
ReplyDeleteAnd ... I did not know that Hollister is a city ... omg :)
Yup, Hollister, CA is real, but our city is no where by the beach. :-)
DeleteMmmmm, gorgeous. And here I am, living on the gulf coast & most all is still in winter brown!
ReplyDeleteI didn't show the brown parts of winter. :-)
DeleteOh how lovely ~ beautiful floral macro shots ~
ReplyDeleteHappy Week to you,
A ShutterBug Explores,
aka (A Creative Harbor)
Heavens to Murgatriod! Look at all that Spring-y stuff! :) ... the only thing growing around here are puddles. I think its been raining since the beginning of January ... but there's a change coming - an arctic front, so we might get a bit of sun, but it'll be freezing cold. :)
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't mind the rain. Unlike last winter, we've only had a few days worth of puddles. Be sure to tell your rain to head down to us.
Deletenice flowers
ReplyDeleteDefinitely bee-worthy, I'm sorry to say.
DeleteVery pretty. It will be a while before we see spring - March and April are our snowiest months!
ReplyDeleteHopefully, we'll see rain.
DeleteNothing is blooming here so I am doubly enjoying yours!!
ReplyDeleteGreat!
DeleteAh so lovely!
ReplyDelete:-)
DeleteSo beautiful to see...we are to get more snow tomorrow
ReplyDeleteThere's definitely a chill in the air today, even with the sun shining brightly.
DeleteSo very beautiful to see! I really long for spring now :)
ReplyDeleteIt'll be here before you know it.
DeleteThanks for the reminder. Iris are in my future.
ReplyDeleteI don't recall where I transplanted the iris to. Hopefully, they'll pop up.
DeleteSpring in early February! I'm almost jealous! The forecast here in southeastern Alberta is for a heavy snowfall tonight.
ReplyDeleteYour ornamental pear tree is just beautiful. We have an ornamental crabapple tree which attracts deer in winter. First they eat all the fruit they can reach...even standing on their hind legs. Then they search for fallen fruit in the snow below.
Every spring I take photos of our ornamental crabapple. I now have umpteen pictures of it, most of them pretty much the same, but I can't resist! Every winter my husband takes pictures of deer at the tree...same thing, almost all the same!
Enjoy your beautiful spring flowers and blossoms!
Kay
An Unfittie's Guide to Adventurous Travel
lol. The other day I was telling myself I need to get rid of a lot of my picture files of the same stuff. I truly wouldn't mind some rain, even snow. The stone fruit orchards in our area could use more cold weather. Maybe it's late, knock on wood, it is.
ReplyDeleteThe ornamental pear trees are blooming here, too. It's been in the 80s so they are early and confused, but they are certainly beautiful!
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