Sky Watch Friday

Lee County, Mississippi, USA, April 18, 2024

Rain clouds coming into our area yesterday afternoon.

Iris, Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA, April 19, 2024

You know they say, "April showers bring May flowers." My April flowers are glad to get rain, too!

Happy Friday!

I am linking in today with Skywatch Friday

"For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life." John 3:16

"Know ye that the Lord he is God; it is He that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are His people, and the sheep of His pasture. Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, and into His courts with praise. Be thankful unto Him and bless His name. For the Lord is good; His mercy is everlasting; and His truth endures to all generations" Psalm 100:3-5

Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day, May 2022

The northeast corner of Mississippi, USA zone 7b

Click on the photos to see them at their best.

'Iceberg' Rose

Red running Rose

Burr Rose

Sweet Shrub, Calycanthus floridus

Kerria japonica 'Plentiflora'

Spiderwort

Iris

Double White Clematis

Purple Clematis

A recent purchase - Begonias for my front porch planter

In the vegetable garden - the first bloom on my 'Early Girl' Tomatoes!

And for pretty foliage...

...Canna Lily leaves. They will have red blooms later, but for now I am admiring the leaves!

Happy Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day!

I am linking in today with Carol at May Dreams Gardens for Garden Blogger's Bloom Day - May 2022

NOTE: Please do not use my photos without my permission.

"For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life." John 3:16

"Know ye that the Lord he is God; it is He that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are His people, and the sheep of His pasture. Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, and into His courts with praise. Be thankful unto Him and bless His name. For the Lord is good; His mercy is everlasting; and His truth endures to all generations" Psalm 100:3-5

"Cast all your cares upon Him, for He cares for you" 1 Peter 5:7

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Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day, April 2022

The northeast corner of Mississippi, USA zone 7b

Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day and Saturday's Critters

Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA, March 28, 2022

My Flowering Almond, Prunus glandulosa, bloomed at the end of March, but it is so pretty that I wanted to include it today anyway. It is a small ornamental shrub that, despite its name, does not produce almonds.

A Bumble Bee for Saturday's Critters.

I have only a few Daffodils still blooming here in mid-April. Most of them bloomed in February and March.

My white Irises are blooming. My purple ones are still asleep!

Mayapples, Podophyllum peltatum, are native North American wildflowers that are hardy in zones 3 - 8. You might find them for sale at a garden center that carries wildflowers. I bought two plants 5 or 6 years ago, and they have multiplied.

Their tiny white flowers are hidden under the leaves.

Buckeyes - their tubular, red blooms attract Hummingbirds!

Butterweeds, Packera glabella, are wildflowers that like wet soil. We have had a lot of rain, and they are springing up everywhere in our yard. After they finish blooming, they will be mowed down. But they will be back in full force next year!

Wild Violets are happy to enjoy the rain or the sunshine, they love it all.

Another Wildflower, Spring Beauty, Claytonia virginica.

First bloom on my Azalea.

Wisteria grows so fast it is hard to control, but the butterflies love the pretty blooms.

Flowering Dogwood tree, Cornus florida.

Pink Flowering Dogwood tree, Cornus florida var. rubr.

Our Apple Tree is blooming!

Now for a look at things to come...

... buds on my double-white Clematis!

Happy Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day!

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Happy Easter!

For more flower photos, visit Carol at May Dreams Gardens for Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day

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NOTE: Please do not use my photos without my permission.

"For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life." John 3:16

"Know ye that the Lord he is God; it is He that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are His people, and the sheep of His pasture. Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, and into His courts with praise. Be thankful unto Him and bless His name. For the Lord is good; His mercy is everlasting; and His truth endures to all generations" Psalm 100:3-5

"Cast all your cares upon Him, for He cares for you" 1 Peter 5:7

Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day, April 2021

The 15th of each month is Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day!
Northeast Mississippi, USA zone 7b

Pink Dogwood Tree

Red Buckeye

Kerria japonica 'Pleniflora'

Azalea

Wild Violets

Phlox 'Blue Moon'

Bearded Iris

Double White Clematis

Rose

Butterweed (wildflower)

Happy Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day!

To see flowers from around the world, visit Carol at May Dreams Gardens: Click Here!

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Thankful Thursday, March 5, 2020

Thankful Thursday and Little Things Thursday

Hyacinth, Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA, March 3, 2020

I am thankful for signs of Spring!

Bearded Iris, Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA, March 3, 2020

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American Robin, Pickwick, Tennessee, USA, March 1, 2020

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Have a blessed day!

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Willy Nilly Friday, May 17, 2019

Willy Nilly Friday 5, Sky Watch Friday, Floral Friday Fotos,
and on Saturday, Saturday's Critters, and I'd Rather B Birdin'

1. Blue Sky (Sky Watch Friday)

Tupelo, Mississippi, USA, May 15, 2019

Warm days with cool nights, blue skies, fluffy white clouds - perfect Spring weather!

2. Gardening

Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA, May 17, 2019

My tomatoes are growing taller, but so is the grass and the weeds!
That is a white Rose ('Iceberg') behind the second from right tomato plant. Most of the flowers are faded, but there are still more buds to open. And the purple on the far right is a wildflower, Spiderwort.

'Burpless Beauty' Cucumber

Only time will tell if this was a good idea or not - I planted cucumber seeds in with the tomato plants to let the cucumber vines climb the tomato cages.

And my okra is coming up. I see a few gaps; I will probably plant a few more seeds this weekend.

'Clemson Spineless' Okra

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3. Bearded Iris (Floral Friday Fotos)

Bearded Iris gets its name from the Greek word for rainbow, and what a rainbow of colors there are!

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I have only a few colors, but there are a lot of people who grow hundreds of different colors.

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4. Snail (Saturday's Critters)

Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA, May 1, 2019

Large critters are easy to find and photograph, but don't overlook the small ones!

Though snails are kind of gross and slimy, I think their shells are pretty. One snail I can tolerate, but if they multiply and start eating my plants, I will not hesitate to declare war on snails!

5. Gray Catbird (I'd Rather B Birdin')

Prentiss County, Mississippi, USA, April 29, 2019

Gray Catbirds, Dumetella carolinensis, are migratory birds that spend the Winter along the Gulf and Atlantic coasts of North America or in the Caribbean islands and Central America. But in the warm weather months they migrate across the United States and as far north as southern Canada to nest and raise their young.

Have a wonderful weekend!

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And on Saturday
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