Bam! Spring.

[flea]

This is my sixth southern spring, and I still am shocked by how fast they happen. Last week we were bud and bare twigs, and now we're leafing out.

My yard:
ipheion, grape hyacinth passing
daffodils full, starting to pass
turkish tulips full
redbud full
azaleas coming out
dogwood tiny tiny blooms (looks like it will bloom this year! yay!)
iris not yet in bud
lilies showing shoots
peas 1: 5 inches
peas 2: 2 inches
peas 3: planted yesterday

Broader world:
daffodils passing
tulips full to blowsy
cherries in FULL bloom
bartlett pears losing bloom, starting to leaf out
wisteria early to mid bloom
azaleas early to mid bloom
pin oaks in danglers and starting to leaf out
freak early iris at my neighbors bloomed a full 3 weeks ago!

Comments

[gchick.livejournal.com]

Not only is my more slutty azalea blooming like it's going out of style, it's doing so on about a foot of new growth that I'd swear just Was. Not. There. a few days ago. Madness!

[serrana.livejournal.com]

I remember that -- AZALEAS! BAM!

[dxmachina.livejournal.com]

My south beds o' crocuses have gone by. The daffodils and odd tulip in those beds are still a week or two away I think.

My north side crocuses don't even have buds yet. I finally had to rake the mulch off the driveway over the weekend bed to even find any daffodil or tulip nubs. They seem to be doing much better now. (Note to self - use a dark colored mulch next time rather than something that reflects most of the sun's warming rays away from the soil...)

[dxmachina.livejournal.com]

Closer inspection this evening (as is this was the first time I've walked around to the south side of the house in a few days) reveals two, count 'em two, daffodils have bloomed in that bed, with the promise of a few more in the next couple of days.