When the Rose-Breasted Grosbeaks arrive I know it’s Spring. We only have these lovely birds for a week or so, then they move on to wherever they live in New Jersey besides our back yard. Here are two males.
Each of them has a slightly different rose pattern on their breast. Take a look.
Beautiful, aren’t they? They just arrived on Wednesday as our company left. Now I have to keep a keen eye out for the hummingbird’s arrival which usually happens around Mother’s Day which is coming up on the 13th of May. I expected them early this year because of the earlier than normal Spring, but maybe they will come exactly on time.
But our weather has been a bit strange. One day we had over 90 degrees F, then we’ve had chilly weather for the past week with rain and temperatures barely reaching 60 degrees F some days. Last night at 1:15 (or should I say this morning?) we had our first thunderstorm of the year. It’s having a hard time making up its mind.
On Monday we took a walk in Skylands Botanical Garden. Here are a few blooming things that we saw.
The azaleas were magnificent!
Breathe deeply and you might catch a whiff of sweet lilacs! Sheer heaven!
Peony Power!
I don’t know what this is, but I like it.
The forest ferns had a good start; better than mine!
And these unique and lovely Jack-in-the-Pulpits were out on the forest edge all by themselves. It looks like they are having a conversation. They are truly interesting looking plants.
I do love Spring—even when it’s fickle!
Posted by Lynne on 05/03/2012 at 07:47 AM
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