SPRINGTIME 2022, Week 7: Well, it's Easter and we're out of town, so these pictures were taken a day early, and it looks like Spring is finally back permanently. Here's our intrepid forsythia, now in full bloom:

Now on to the usuals -- the pond view first. This is a slightly different view from last week, looking a bit more northerly from our deck. It's a bit more forested, so it looks like maybe a show of leaves but no, while the trees are definitely showing buds, they're not yet camera ready.

The fire pit view is a bit better; the green is mostly the evergreens showing through the bare branches.

Here's another, taken looking downslope from the corner of our property. Trees are still bare, but budding, and the ground cover is peeking through further downslope. I've quit brushcutting and am now going to maintenance mode, just weedeating to keep the growth low. Next week's pictures from down at the pond should be showing green on the slopes again.

Finally the dogwoods really took a beating this year. Our early bloomer is bare, and may not have survived the freeze. The others are all beginning to bloom, but the blossoms are sparse this year.

Until next week....