Saturday, April 29, 2023

Monthly Photo Challenge - April: "Spring"

The monthly photo challenge is hosted by Eileen and April's theme is "Spring".

Spring to me means new growth: 

New Leaves on the Persimmon Tree

And lots of flowers in the garden.
On the fruit trees:

Orange Blossom
Lemon
Feijoa/Pineapple Guava

Asian Pears
Pomegranate

Nectarine
As well as cultivated garden flowers:

Roses

Bottlebrush

Lantana

Geraniums (Purple Martha Washington)

Crocosmia

And the wildflowers which also have a place in my garden:

California Poppies

Dandelion
Phacelia

Spring is the best season in the garden for me.

"What do you think about it, Dancer?"

"Who, me?"

"What do I think about it?"

"I need to sleep on it, Mummy"


"I ain't no spring chicken, you know."


Thank you, Eileen, for hosting the monthly photo challenges.  Dancer and I have fun participating in them.  
at

22 comments:

  1. CelieApril 29, 2023 at 6:05 PM

    The flowers are beautiful. I love Dancer's comment about not being a spring chicken! Ha! He's quite the joker. This morning I had organized a local pancreatic cancer walk for a cure, in memory of my sister. I was so worried it'd be a failure, as it was chilly and the riverfront (Mississippi) is flooded, but there was a friendly group and we walked around the flood, and everyone had a good time. I've never organized something like this before. Next year I'll try to make it bigger!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. BlessApril 29, 2023 at 9:41 PM

      Thank you, Celie. :)
      Oh, I am so happy to hear that your walk for a cure in memory of your sister turned out so well, even if it was chilly and the riverfront was flooded. That was such a lovely thing to do. Well done organizing it and I hope it will be an even bigger success, next year. :)

      Delete
  2. SharonApril 29, 2023 at 7:02 PM

    Love all the flower photos! Definitely looks like springtime there. Who doesn't adore Dancer photos? I love the captions!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. BlessApril 29, 2023 at 9:49 PM

      Thank you, Sharon; the garden is full of flowers! As for Dancer, well, he's part of these monthly challenges now, but, he flat out refused to "spring into action" for me! :D

      Delete
  3. Eileen HApril 29, 2023 at 11:58 PM

    Your flower photos are lovely. So Dancer is totally uninterested in Spring but he did spring into action on the lizards tail :-)

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. BlessApril 30, 2023 at 12:32 AM

      Thank you, Eileen. Yes, Dancer will spring into action only when he wants to! :D

      Delete
  4. 56stepsApril 30, 2023 at 2:58 AM

    What a pretty post with all of your blossom pictures. For sure you captured Spring for us all.
    You have such a variety of wonderful things growing in your garden. I always enjoy seeing what's happening.
    HaHa Dancer, no spring chicken here either! lol

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. BlessApril 30, 2023 at 12:43 PM

      Thank you, Debra. Glad you enjoyed seeing the spring flowers.
      Dancer meows a hello to you. :)

      Delete
  5. Live and LearnApril 30, 2023 at 7:57 AM

    With all of those spring blooms, you have potential for a lot of fruit in the coming months. Hope the weather cooperates.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. BlessApril 30, 2023 at 12:48 PM

      Thank you, June. We are keeping our fingers crossed. The temperatures are fluctuating - we were sunny and in the 80s this week and will be in the 60s, next week, with rain in the forecast!

      Delete
  6. jozienApril 30, 2023 at 11:46 AM

    What a beautiful cat. And your flowers, the abundance of it, was a bit shocking for me:) It is always good to know, that somewhere out there it is full blown summer, always.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. BlessApril 30, 2023 at 12:58 PM

      Thank you, Jozien and Dancer says you have a discerning eye! :D Yes, the garden is full of flowers this year, after all the rain we had this winter and spring. :)

      Delete
  7. BushladyApril 30, 2023 at 6:17 PM

    Beautiful flowers to admire, but I see Dancer prefers relaxing in Spring.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. BlessApril 30, 2023 at 9:11 PM

      Thank you, Bushlady. Yes, Dancer likes to spend his time relaxing! :)

      Delete
  8. JulesMay 2, 2023 at 1:50 AM

    So many beautiful flowers. It is a lovely time of year, but I do wish it would warm up a bit. Xx

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. BlessMay 2, 2023 at 9:05 PM

      Thank you, Jules; spring is when my garden is at its peak. I will join you in wishing it would warm up a bit - it got quite cool, again.

      Delete
  9. Patio PostcardsMay 2, 2023 at 1:58 AM

    Such a beautiful variety of blooms in your garden. I like the photo of the roses. The scent of orange blossoms must be fantastic. Dancer is so absolutely gorgeous.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. BlessMay 2, 2023 at 9:13 PM

      Thank you, Mary-Lou; the garden is full of flowers this year, after all the rain we had. The roses pictured here are root stock roses! I believe they are Dr. Huey roses. The hybrid tea roses that were grafted onto the root stock died, but, the root stock plants are very hardy. I have 6 root stock/Dr. Huey rose plants growing in my garden and they thrive with neglect! Definitely my kind of roses!
      The orange blossoms have a lovely scent and they perfume the whole garden in the evenings.
      Dancer says thank you! :)

      Delete
  10. TheAwakenedSoulMay 2, 2023 at 3:44 PM

    Wow!

    ReplyDelete
  11. SusanneMay 21, 2023 at 3:12 PM

    Love the photos of your "orchard" garden and it's springtime look. And very glad to hear Dancer weigh in on it.

    ReplyDelete

Thank you for visiting my blog and commenting. Your comments are much appreciated. Please comment in English. No Anonymous comments, please. Thank you.