Spring Flowers in Maine (Part One)

I thought that since Aimee was lamenting the fact that spring had come and gone in Arkansas, I would show some pictures of our spring. It's still pretty chilly here-mostly 50s and low 60s. Today it's only 48 degrees out and very windy. We have planted half of our vegetable garden, but have had no rain so I am hauling water for now. I need to get a couple more 100 foot hoses and then I will be able to water with a sprinkler.


These flowers (that are hard to see in the picture) are called "Dutchman's Britches" (sp?)and come up very early and bloom for weeks.













There were a few daffodils this year-they are an old variety with double centers with lacy edges. These were here when we arrived to live at the farm more than 20 years ago.



The Forsythia bush really bloomed well this year and earlier this year than the year Aimee and Nate were married. To think that for a few years, I was pulling up the shoots from this plant because I thought they were weeds!


The Rhododendron that Gene and Linda gave us to plant as a remembrance of the wedding (and them!) weathered the winter well and we hope to see it bloom this year.