Thursday, May 15, 2008

Splashes of Colour

Well, it's still cool weather here, but the spring flowers are surviving in spite of it. Look at this beautiful splash of colour. Just six weeks ago the lawn was still covered with snow to at least six inches ABOVE the rock!
They are called 'Majestic Tulips' -- and they certainly are!This is another kind of tulip, but I forget the name -- they are stunning!
I love the white tulip with the delicate, pink edging.
The female cardinal loves to take a nice cool bath, now and again. And the goldfinches are enjoying our 'virtually indestructible' feeder......as are the purple finches.
Meanwhile the mourning dove stands guard in the mulberry tree.
Last evening, as I was working in the office overlooking the back garden, the outside safety light went on, and there were two smaller raccoons meandering across the patio. Too late to snap a photo -- they quickly hopped over the neighbour's fence and were gone.

2 comments:

  1. What gorgeous photos .
    Thanks for your comments on my blog.
    Hope you find time to make a card or two.
    Liz

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  2. Great photos Kay. It's interesting how many different kinds of birds visit you when compared to us.

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