How Does Your Garden Grow?

It was a chilly, wet April with 18 days of rain and below normal temperatures.

13. April

On one of the few sunny days, one of the bunnies came out to nibble the new grass

18. April

It got cold enough to snow, but that didn't stop the birds from visiting the feeder.

19. April

The snow was gone by the following day and a turkey hen came to snack at the birdfeeder

28. April

 The daffodils were in bloom

and one tulip

The town highway department began filling in the ditch that runs down my side of the street with cobblestone. Perhaps for better drainage.

Some green leaves on the hydrangea

Buds on the snowball bushes

There were a couple of big storms with heavy winds and rain that knocked trees and branches and power lines down 

The wind blew a smiley balloon into the yard to say hello and blew it away. Most likely a remnant from one of the Birthday Parades happening around town. Because we are still under a stay at home advisory, people can't celebrate birthdays in the traditional way with a party. The police department organizes a parade with a few squad cars with lights and sirens driving past the birthday person's home. The balloon must have come from the birthday parade for the little girl across the street.

The forsythia bushes up near the woods have started to bloom

The winds sent all of the garden kites accept the Pi Day kite on a whirlwind tour

A glorious sunset made the woods look like they were on fire.

2. May

Hard to see, but a bumblebee stopped by to enjoy the dandelions

and violets, and whatever those tiny purple flowers are, too.

6. May

 With a few sunny days, the maple

and other trees in the woods have started to leaf.  The pollen counts have been through the roof.

How does your garden grow?