Saturday Snapshot is hosted by Melinda at West Metro Mommy Reads.
Last Saturday, with a salute to California and southern Oregon, I finished my National Park photo series - click the links to take a look. I guess we need to start traveling and visit more National Parks now!
So, back to a more local focus for my Saturday Snapshot. Between travel, illness, and just being busy, I hadn't walked around my neighborhood much in the past few weeks, and I was able to get out for a couple of short walks this week. Wow, what a change! The blooming trees of spring are mostly gone now, replaced by green, green everywhere, plus some early summer blooms:
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| Our own purple irises in bloom |
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| One of my poor, sickly azalea bushes - don't know what is wrong |
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| Green trees and blue sky |
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| Rhododendron in full bloom |
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| Lush greenness everywhere! |
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| Not sure what these are but they look nice! |
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| Anyone know what these are? We had them when I was a kid. |
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| Another pretty flowering bush I can't identify! |
Hope you are enjoying the holiday weekend!
If you like to read, be sure to check out my Big Book Summer Challenge - it's the perfect way to kick off your summer!
Gorgeous blooms and green trees, bushes, and lawns. Thanks for sharing...and here are MY SATURDAY SNAPSHOTS
ReplyDeleteThanks, Laurel! I love the flowering trees in spring, but all this lush greenness is pretty, too! I love every season!
DeleteOh my, your neighborhood is so green! Living in southern California, I forget that it's green in other parts of the country. The irises are beautiful.
ReplyDeleteHa! I hadn't thought of that - guess I take it for granted. We've had a LOT of rain this spring, too.
DeleteSome lovely flowers. The irises are beautiful.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Ginx - the irises are my favorite but they don't last long - one short week!
DeleteGlad to hear you've been out and about again. Your springtime photos are lovely. By the way, I enjoyed your national park series of posts. They made me want to travel more.
ReplyDeleteMy Saturday Snapshot post features a nearby bonsai garden.
Thanks, Sandra. Glad you enjoyed the NP series - they made ME want to travel more, too!
DeleteRhododendrons are some of my favourite blooms. They always look gorgeous!
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