By Barbara Falconer Newhall
It’s spring in our hilly neighborhood. Our magnolia tree is finishing up its annual blast of pink and white. But the daffodils are still going strong on the hillsides. And so are the camellias,
abutilons and Iceland poppies in our front yard. Really happy are the pansies in the planter box out on our deck . . . The neighbor’s grey cat heard my camera clicking away in the front yard and she came through the fence to join me.
I love your picture of the abutilon. Abutilons are one of my garden favorites!
And today there are even more blossoms than the day I took that picture.
So pretty. Here in Illinois it is still winter.
But in a few weeks you’ll be having the forsythia,right?
I love flowers. My grandmother had a beautiful flower garden, as did I on the farm. I grew up on a grain farm in the Saskatchewan. In my University days at the University of Saskatchewan in the late 60’s and early 70’s, I started off in botany. The four hours labs each week and the twenty page write-ups were too much for the lazy lad. So, I switched to Economics and Mathematics. I became the Manager of Academic Programs and Director of Student Affairs in the College of Agriculture for 35 years. Retired now. BTW, not the type of affairs you might been thinking about.
Since you are an experienced journalist, I would appreciate your advise on any of my writings. I love to write. Joined Open Salon in July, 2013 and Our Salon in December, 2012.
Take care and all the best. The Prairie Lad.
What? You found math and economics easier than botany? Amazing. As for flowers, I guess they are designed to be seen, which is maybe why I can’t take my eyes off of them.
PS to Lyle, Do you have a blog we can go look at?
From the snow covered land of MN, I am jealous. Beautiful photographs.
Yes. I’m remembering March in the Midwest. It used to be my least favorite month of the year back in Michigan, now it’s the one I most look forward to.
. . . of course, those snowy days in MN are truly beautiful.