Bringing Spring Inside

Our winter days in Pittsburgh are mostly cold and gray with spots of infrequent sun.

These efforts help counteract the dreariness.

Paper whites at the Hairdresser’s
Tulips at Book Club
Here’s is Vincie’s gorgeous Amaryllis she mentions in her comments

Wordless Wednesday

Neighborhood Azaleas and Mine :-(

Azaleas blooming all over the neighborhood
My Azalea bush 🙁

Bleeding Hearts in Bloom

One of my favorites in the garden. Bleeding Heart Lamprocapnos spectabilis

The little heart shaped flowers dangle in the breeze

Sure Signs of Spring

Puddle and Mud

Magnificent Magnolia

Clintonville Ohio

And my friends blog follower, Sue R, sent me this magnolia from Seattle

Moose and NJ Magnolia

Chevrolet Rides into Spring

I was at a red light. A quick capture.

Crocuses or Croci ?

One the vernacular, one is proper Latin terms according to the article in Gardens Illustrated

But look at this field of plural crocus! My sister visited the Brooklyn Botanic Garden Sunday afternoon and she sent me some photos that featured signs of Spring.

A collage of blooming plants
at Brooklyn Botanic Garden

Thanks Mary.

Winter’s Brown Will All Be Green

Picture how the landscape will change from brown (and gray) to all green!

It happens every year. Promise.

Redbuds Bloom in Pittsburgh and NYC

Pittsburgh Backyard Redbud
Planted by a friend, Ginny, as a memorial for my parents

Cercis Canadensis – Eastern Redbud

Photo taken by my sister, Mary. . Barrow street NYC