April Showers bring... Wait a minute... It's more like April Thunder and Lightning, Hail, and Snow, with some showers mixed in and a few sunny days in the 80s just to tease us. I never liked Spring in California because I hate dreary, gloomy days... The saying "June Gloom" applied to all of Spring for me. I love SUN! I love flowers and birds and "sun showers"... Here in the Midwest it is totally different. We had 84 degrees one day and it snowed the next! I am not kidding or exaggerating. It is quite extreme. BUT... I have to say... the flowers bloom like crazy and the trees that blossom here are magnificent and the beauty is as extreme as the weather. I have decided to appreciate all the good that comes with the storms in Spring. I am embracing Spring in My World.
With the storms come the bright yellow dandelions!
And clouds that look like running... unicorns?... or something.
And clouds that look like dragons!
And clouds that look like hearts...
And when the sun comes out...
So do the turtles!
To soak up the precious rays...
And the Bradford Pear Trees blossom!
And the Magnolia Trees are covered in gorgeous pink and white flowers!
Pink Magnolia
And the Cherry Trees are covered in blossoms
And there are purple trees (Eastern Redbud) everywhere
This tree is confused...
Half is blossoming and the other half still has cherries
This Spring I saw my first Pink Moonset at Sunrise
I saw the pink moon out the window so I went outside to take the picture...
I saw the pink moon out the window so I went outside to take the picture...
The sun was rising behind me so I turned around and took a picture of the sun rising over the lake
This is the Driving Range and Course in town.
Another magnificent tree in deep red (I don't know what it is)
Spring storms bring the birds to the feeders.
The Blackbirds, or Grackles, are so pretty in the blossoming trees
And stunning bright yellow Goldfinches...
A pair of Cardinals is still hanging around.
The Robins have built nests in most of the trees in our yard. I'm so looking forward to seeing the babies.
The grass is back and the dogs are loving it...
Rollin' Roxy
Buddy gettin his backrub on
And Droo!
We got a new Tractor Mower this Spring
With armrests and a cup holder. Richard loves it!
And it is Retro Orange :)
I took it for a test drive...
I kept it upright
It's all good!
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