"Barbara" finally bloomed!

Cindy was given a lilac bush from her dear friend Cindy Francis when Ruth passed last year.  I posted pictures of it getting planted and we had some late summer buds last year.  Over the winter, the deer really chewed it back and there was less bush this spring  But lilacs are resilient and it bounced back with green leaves and buds.  We thought it would take another year of maturity to bloom but that changed in the last few days.  Here is the bush we call "Barbara"...''


 

 

And here are this year's calibrochoa after surviving high winds and hail...

 

 

And finally a Mother's Day gift from Amy and Steve to Cindy...

 

Flowering trees and bushes

Spring is about things turning green but it's also about the "flower show" from trees and bushes.
Just catching up on what I've been seeing in the neighborhood.  Our small lilac bush is likely a year from blooming but it is trying.

I think these are crabapple trees based on what's planted in the neighborhood but this "sleeve" of flowers has me questioning if maybe some type of cherry tree?

A spring favorite - lilacs

 

 

And this little flower is part of the mustard family.  Known by many names including yellow rocketcress.  This is just beyond our fence and caught my eye enough not to mow over it...

 

A Bunting We Will Go

I was looking out the back window on Friday and I was thrilled to watch this Indigo Bunting.  I've seen them close by but they don't usually stay long enough to enjoy...