Our World - Down by the creek

I stopped by Carroll Creek Saturday to check on the water plants. Earlier, the tropical lilies were placed in the creek. It looks like all the plant stands have been filled, but only a few are blooming. It will be spectacular when all are in bloom.

 

There was also a beer festival going on by the creek, with craft beer from Maryland breweries and music from several groups.

Sky Watch - Clouds and lifts

A patch of blue to north west

 

Clouds to the south west

 

Bright clouds

 

Sky lifts

 



Header Challenge - Remembering Mom

My header is one of the last pictures I took of my Mom during a visit in December 1999. We had given her roses for Christmas and she was getting a close look. She was in the late stages of Alzheimer's disease and died four months later. My post gives glimpses of Mom over her 83 years.

 

 1920

 

 1921 with her brothers

1938

1943 with me

1950s with her family

 

1970s

 

c1986 playing the part of a Christmas tree 

1996 with Dad



Our World - Full of color

In spite of cool days (frost is predicted for tonight),

we have more flowers showing their colors. 

Sky Watch - Clouds

 Hidden sun

 

 Billowing clouds

 

 Edge of the storm

 

Yes, these last clouds brought us hail and a gushing downpour! For a more awesome cloud check this supercell thunderstorm cloud over Montana on the NASA APOD site.

Header Challenge - Spring colors

 

Mother's Day is the traditional date when it is safe plant new flowers outside and a date Marianne anxiously awaits each spring. Old man winter sometimes over stays his reservation, but the flowers generally survive. Marianne wants more color in the yard, so we visited the garden stores last weekend. We are adding a few azaleas in front of the house, some annuals scattered here and there and a bunch of potted plants on the porch and desk. Now as soon as the rain stops we will be digging in the dirt!

 

 

 

And some new color to hang inside

 

And more color is  coming! 

Our World - New flowers

We got the planters and flower pots out of storage and then went to find some things to put in them. We also got some new bushes to in front of the house. Marianne will be filling the pots and I will be doing the azaleas and English laurel.