Tag: redbud
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Redbud Critters
A breath of fresh air after a long winter… ~Michael Dirr That quote is in reference to one of my favorite native trees, the Eastern Redbud, Cercis canadensis. And right now, they are at their peak in our woods, casting sprays of pink blossoms in the understory. We have quite a few of these dazzling Read more…
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Oh Yeah, It Must Be Spring
The incredible but annually commonplace change that is life eternally renewed has begun to stir. ~Hal Borland My last post dealt with the rapid changes in weather from the first spring wildflowers in our yard to the switch to bitter cold and time for chopping more firewood. The vagaries of “spring” weather really hit home Read more…
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Wasn’t it Just Spring?
If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant: if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome. ~Anne Bradstreet The past couple of days have been warm and spring-like with highs around 60. Yesterday morning dawned with a gray coating of fog across our woods, coating Read more…
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Snow at Last
Oh winter! One never, never loses the surprise and wonder of new fallen snow… ~Emily Carr And surprise it was….they predicted it, and it actually snowed! That has been an unusual happening in these parts for over 450 days (I believe I heard the last measurable snow fall in central North Carolina was about 469 Read more…
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This Bud’s For You
There is April, in the swelling bud. There is Spring. There are the deep wonders of this season, not in the flower, but in the flower’s beginnings….the bud itself is the major miracle. ~Hal Borland, Sundial of the Seasons One of my favorite plants to watch this time of year is the Painted Buckeye, Aesculus Read more…
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Pretty in Pink
In nature, light creates the color. In the picture, color creates the light. ~Hans Hofmann This past weekend was beautiful…cold, but beautiful. I had planned a trip south for some bird photography, but came down with a lousy cold, so I decided to stay home. At least I could gaze out the windows at the Read more…
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