

Capricious March
This blog post is lengthy, but I have much to share with you. The weather has been erratic as befits the transition into the warmer part of Spring. I'll start with some photos from the day of our tornado warning March 18th. Fortunately, we had no damage or tornados in our neighborhood. The hawks portended a coming weather system. About fifteen hawks were flying in small groups ahead of the storm. It's unusual to see so many, in fact it was a first for me. I was able to ph


What's Blooming Now after a Wet Winter
The wet winter has been beneficial for the Ralph Shugert vinca minor and Jack Frost Brunerra plants. Two favorite early bloomers of mine have not bloomed. Both of these plants are in challenging areas.
The magnolia is in part sun and the camellia is in deep shade. I think they were affected by so much rain and fewer days with sunlight. The white Royal magnolia stellata looks healthy, but hasn't produced blossoms. A cherry red camellia japonica had numerous buds, but is d