What's Blooming?

It's springtime!! What plants do you see blooming today?

This morning I enjoyed a walk with littlegirly. We saw the following plants in bloom!
Lilac trees
Crabapple
Cherry

I'll share photos in the next few days.
I used to walk around a botanical garden a couple of times a week, noting in an official notebook what plants were in flower and what plants were bearing fruit. The garden had records dating back 100+ years. It was useful in their plant breeding and seed exchange programs, but it has been used for much more substantial projects. Phenology is the branch of botany that coorelates overarching weather patterns with flowering data. It's a pretty neat area of research, and a great excuse to slow down and smell more than just the roses.

So, tell me - what do you see happening with the plants in your neck of the woods today?

 

Not a whole lot yet. The crocuses are crocusing, and so are things like tulips, etc. We're still waiting for trees to kick out some activity.

I'm still stuck in winter mode with this damn cold I have on top of this cold spring so far. When things turn warm and green, I'm going to go out of my way to spend some time outside.

One of my symptoms right now is cabin fever.

 

Beautiful, Noodle! One of these years I will make it out to visit you - and when I do, I hope you'll share a cutting of your pretty orchid with me.

 

I don't know what they are...I just know they look pretty and I enjoy the sight & smell.
Purple flowers on trees.
Yellow green endings on others.
and so on...

It's nice when I go walk my dogs...the green, the clear air, the color.

It's also one of the reasons I moved back to the east coast after a decade in San Diego.
The rich green and the texture, it shows the world is alive and time is moving.

San Diego was just so brown and blah, nothing had feeling or substance. (at least to me)
Most of the plants were non-indigenous and irrigated...maintained.

I guess I like the rain & moisture...and the full puffy clouds that come with it.
Interestingly, I was actually "excited" by it when I came back.
And now, it feels like it breathes into me when I'm out & about.

 

The lilac is in bloom outside of my living room window. It smells amazing.

Irises are starting to pop up. The crabapple trees in front of the school where I work are in full bloom, and walking under them every day is a delicious experience.

 

Outside I saw these things blooming over the weekend: Lilacs, daffodils, dogwoods, tulips, pansies, dandelions, oaks (though their catkins aren't showy), cercis, violets, claytonia, duchman's breeches, trillium, stellaria, various grasses, bluebells, crab apple, and a native cherry.
Fruiting: maples.
Inside: my phalenopsis orchid! Yay!

 

Magnolias are ready to burst. Stay tuned.