We are making our way down the hill and looking up you will see the greenhouse building. I am not sure its proper name, but it contains many plants which we have yet to explore. On its left you can just about see the chess set I showed you in this post. And a little more clearly here.
In my last post I mentioned the couple who were having some professional photos taken in one of our favorite spots. We were sitting across from them, seated underneath the cherry blossom trees. We always enjoy sharing in others' joyful moments, even at a distance. It was a lovely scene! This is Gregg's photo and I like the fact that he caught the branch in sharper focus than the couple, giving them their privacy.
Here's another!
It was a lovely day and the turtles were out sunning themselves. We noticed several green bags floating on the edges of the pond. Whether these were for the turtles themselves I'm not sure. Perhaps something to do with cleaning the water in the pond also.
These pretty blue flowers are called Glory-of-the-snow, also known as Boissier's glory-of-the-snow, Lucile's glory-of-the-snow, with a botanical name of Scilla lucillae.
Not the clearest photo but it will give you an idea of what it looks like close up. It gets its name because it blooms so early in the spring or late winter. Like snowdrops, you may see them poking up from the snow. They are grown from bulbs and they tolerate full sun to partial shade.
One last photo for today of the Common Hyacinth, also called Wild Hyacinth with a botanical name of Hyacinthus orientalis. Another heralder of spring.
A shorter post as it is getting late. I will share another next week sometime.
Thanks for visiting and I hope the weather is treating you well. I've read that some of our northern friends are still getting snow.
Take good care of yourselves everyone.
