The Mockingbird

What a beautiful day spent pottering in the garden, no heavy lifting today just fun! Sitting on the front porch with Robin & Neil , & listening to the Mockingbird sing with my cup of tea *~*

Hello Sunshine * ~ *

Today after a very cold night but it did not freeze the sun is shining so lots to do in the garden today! Will take a hike with David along the Chattahoochee River and see what is blossoming there too. My Camellias are gorgeous this year! I've been preparing my hanging baskets ready to plant.

Big Creek has flooded it's banks!

Not much garden therapy today, we had 2" rain last night, the Sophia River is back in my garden! However driving out today I see Magnolia, Cherry, Bradford Pear, Camellia & Forsythia all in full bloom so that makes us happy *~* The wind was howling all night & tonight there will be a frost so I shall cover the Hydrangeas since they are budding & I so enjoy their blooms in June.

Today it's raining!

Miniature Daffodils brighten the day!

Trimming the Holly

Well I have just been up a ladder with walking stick to pull the branches towards me & managed to trim some of the tall branches back. these are my lolly pop tree Savannah Holly's & they are way to tall. David wants to chop them down but I do like them for the privacy they give me on my front porch! Yesterday I collected a lot of the dead wood that had blown off the trees in last weeks big storm, lots of lovely kindling for my fire which we still need in the chilly evenings, well a little chilly I just love my fire. it is raining so I won't be out there much today.Something is nibbling at my day-lily shoots I wander who that is?? yesterday I picked 2 huge bunches of Forsythia for the house. my White Camellia's are beautiful this year so I picked a few of those too they look so lovely with just one in each little bud vase *~* such joy when you can pick flowers from the garden !

The compost heap

Very important to turn the compost heap & I did that today! I planted a few pansies too. Most of all I had fun in my garden & peace ........

Spring has sprung!

I have just returned to Atlanta from snowy Wisconsin what fun but what a lot of snow. I was so happy to see a mound of miniature daffodils when I stepped out of my car in Alpharetta, oh joy. I took a walk around my house just to see what had popped up in 5 days. other daffodils & Narcissus, buds of hyacinth too. my curly red willow has leaves budding. pink blossom trees & white I think cherry are blooming too. the pansies I planted last week look very happy & are smiling! except for the ones in front of my porch, rabbits or deer have enjoyed them :-( The climbing roses have leafed. the sun is shining today after a horrible storm last night when the sirens blared so loudly, but all is well. peace on the front porch with my cup of tea listening to the happy songs of birds *~*