This morning on our walk, we also smelled our neighbors gardenias and jasmine blooming. So many of our northern friends are so far from smelling anything right now, I thought I would share to let them know that spring will arrive...sometime soon.
I also found this photos on the camera taken about one month ago. Our beautiful family of sandhill cranes often visit in the backyard. The babies now are the size of the parents and it has been fun watching them learn from the parents such habits as preening and even flight lessons. We have a family every year and they are very tame. Golfers need to quite often wait for them to move before they can continue.
So glad that Spring has arrived in Florida. You have lots of pretty sights around you. North Carolina is showing its colors also.
ReplyDeleteComing to you from Manitoba, Canada and the only thing in our yard is snow...and as if that weren't enough, we're having a storm. Hopefully that is this winter's last hurrah.
ReplyDeleteAhh Spring! Love your photos from around the yard! Just being outside is wonderful!
ReplyDeleteI love that magnolia which is not hardy where I live. And what great photos you got of the cranes. Sometimes I see them around Venice, but it's very rare. Watching a family is wonderful.
ReplyDeleteWe have two magnolias and both have had the good sense not to bloom too early, so they have avoided the hail and cold temperatures of last week. Another week, or two or three warm-ish days and we'll have blossoms too.
ReplyDeleteThe sand cranes are beautiful - what a thrill to have them so close.
Susan, thank you for posting the magnolia photos! I loved them. My grandmother (who used to live next door to us in Michigan) had a HUGE magnolia tree in her garden. It was sheer joy to look at.
ReplyDeleteOh, how I'd love to smell jasmine and gardenias here! Two of my very favorite scents.
ReplyDeleteThere are sand hill cranes on the golf course we play about 40 miles west of Milwaukee near Lake Geneva, Wisconsin but I've never seen them here. They are such fun birds to watch.
Love your photos, Susan. We have a variety of jasmine here that fills the air with the most intoxicating fragrance when it blooms. The fuzzy little cranes are so darn cute.
ReplyDeleteOh, Susan, those babies are so cute!! Don't know if I would like the prizes they might leave on the greens though. LOL! Our magnolias aren't quite open... but, soon. You are so right about the heavenly scent. blessings ~ tanna
ReplyDeleteI have never seen Sandhill Cranes before, they look interesting birds. Our Magnolias only have small buds on them but the Camellia is out despite it only having very small flowers. Have a good day Diane
ReplyDeletewhat lovely sights!! the magnolia is beautiful!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos! Always enjoy popping in to see what's for dinner over here. Miss you two, see you this summer!
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