Saturday, May 27, 2017

Saturday Snapshot: Summer Lushness


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:

Our own purple irises in bloom

One of my poor, sickly azalea bushes - don't know what is wrong

Green trees and blue sky

Rhododendron in full bloom

Lush greenness everywhere!

Not sure what these are but they look nice!

Anyone know what these are? We had them when I was a kid.

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!

9 comments:

  1. Gorgeous blooms and green trees, bushes, and lawns. Thanks for sharing...and here are MY SATURDAY SNAPSHOTS

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    1. Thanks, Laurel! I love the flowering trees in spring, but all this lush greenness is pretty, too! I love every season!

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  2. Oh 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.

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    1. Ha! I hadn't thought of that - guess I take it for granted. We've had a LOT of rain this spring, too.

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  3. Some lovely flowers. The irises are beautiful.

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    1. Thanks, Ginx - the irises are my favorite but they don't last long - one short week!

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  4. Glad 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.
    My Saturday Snapshot post features a nearby bonsai garden.

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    1. Thanks, Sandra. Glad you enjoyed the NP series - they made ME want to travel more, too!

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  5. Rhododendrons are some of my favourite blooms. They always look gorgeous!

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