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Signs of SPRING TIME in my gardens.

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At last the sky is blue.
JR’s tassels are waving goodbye to winter …

Garrya elliptica “James Roof”


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There’s evening sun on the camellia buds …

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The heathers are pretty in pink and white …

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… but look closely and find a busy bee …

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Wings spread, the bee takes off laden with pollen …

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Everywhere we can see reassuring signs of new growth.
Conker’s tummy. Bald over winter … now getting hair ! :o)

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More blue sky behind Viburnum bodnantense “Dawn” …

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Yes, signs of springtime are here at last :o)

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I have been overwhelmed, TT, your blog is on 4 times. How many signs of spring do you have? :)

14 Mar, 2010

 

lucky you Terra, the sun has shone for you today

14 Mar, 2010

 

Super photos, TT, especially that last one - great close up. Must admit my favourite is Conker's tum, bless him. Your heather looks brilliant too - mine are very tatty still. Sounds like you have had a good weekend :)

14 Mar, 2010

 

PS seeing your Viburnum and compared it to my Charles Lamont, the flowers on mine seem to be a darker pink

14 Mar, 2010

 

lovely signs of spring Terra and especially the fluffy conker one :o)) x

14 Mar, 2010

 

Just had a panic, deleting lots of duplicate blogs ! Each time I tried to publish the blog, I got the message there was something wrong with GoY.

Then, like buses, four got published all at once. !!! Lol.

Yes, Mageth, your lovely Charles Lamont has darker pink flowers it seems...

Hello Gee. LOTS of signs of springtime. LOL.

Thanks, Sandra...
Yes, the fluffy Conker sign, is a very happy one... :o) xxx

14 Mar, 2010

 

Hi again TT.Lovely Spring blog....the blue sky...Viburnum looking good....and of course Conkers new hair !

14 Mar, 2010

 

glad conker is back to his happy self and doing well Terra :o) xx

14 Mar, 2010

 

Thanks BB and Sandra for hopping over from the deleted blog. LOL.

14 Mar, 2010

 

no probs lol

14 Mar, 2010

 

Welcome ..lol !

14 Mar, 2010

 

A lovely cheerful blog to start the spring TT :o))
What a nice blue sky you had today.
I was so pleased to hear - and see - Conker has lots of new fur growing
xxx

14 Mar, 2010

 

Thanks, Hywel...
Blue sky at last.....
Conker has eaten lots of treats to help his fur to grow. ;o) xxx

14 Mar, 2010

 

I'm soooo glad to hear it. They must be very special ones ;o)

14 Mar, 2010

 

Conker says they are very special :o) Lol.

14 Mar, 2010

 

Lovely photo's TT,glad you've had a fuzzy bee too as well as Conkers tum-thought it was Santas beard lol.

14 Mar, 2010

 

Hi Aster... Thanks...it was a very chubby bee...
...it could hardly take off in flight ! Lol.

14 Mar, 2010

 

I loved the flowers on this blog, TT, as well as Conker's hairy tummy! Great to see him looking so well in some of your pictures recently & to know that he is getting so much better.

14 Mar, 2010

 

Thank you, Balcony...
Conker now has just about has enough hair that I can groom him with a brush again. :o)

14 Mar, 2010

 

Hywel must have had the same problem, Terra - he published four too!
Conker's tummy must be down to the malt crunchies - the best sign of spring there is!

14 Mar, 2010

 

Something weird about GoY this evening, Wagger.
I have another old draft blog on file, and GoY refuses to let me delete that one.
Then I ended up publishing four of this blog....LOL.

Conker says that the more treats and Malt Crunchies he eats, the better his hair will grow ;o)

14 Mar, 2010

 

donnah to, left her msg about it, its been a bit slow at times so think something wrong somewhere

14 Mar, 2010

 

I blame the Flower Pot People...they are cross because we now have a GoYpedia Gnomes category.. . Lol.
Nite nite Sanda. x

14 Mar, 2010

 

lol nite Terra x

14 Mar, 2010

 

Really like that Viburnum. Very glad to see that Conker has new growth, too.
:-))

14 Mar, 2010

 

Thanks, David.
This viburnum has taken a number of years to get going...
It has far more blossoms than previous years...:o)

I'm so relieved to see Conker looking furrier and happier :o) xxx

15 Mar, 2010

 

So are we all! :-))

Thanks for a lovely cheerful and colourful blog. Isn't it great to see blus sky!!

15 Mar, 2010

 

Yes, the blue sky is such a welcome sight !
Spring has sprung :o)

15 Mar, 2010

 

A lovely blog to cheer us all up after the winter. Good to see all the new growth especially Conkers;0))

15 Mar, 2010

 

Hi Pansypotter...
Conker has grown enough hair that he can be out in the garden for a while now, provided he is in the sunshine... and we're all enjoying the signs of spring time :o)

15 Mar, 2010

amy
Amy
 

Spring is deffinately springing forward TT .. lovely photo's and even lovelier to see Conkers hairy tummy .. :o))

15 Mar, 2010

 

Hi Amy.. Yes, here comes spring time !!!
Conker has new hair starting to grow on his tail... that hair should be about six inches long when it comes through... :o)

15 Mar, 2010

 

Lovely sign of spring there TT and lovely Conkers tummy with all its fur, come back so well, Smokey as little bold patches alover him.

15 Mar, 2010

 

very cheering blog TT.lovely early spring pics...very pleased to see Conkers
hairy tummy xx

15 Mar, 2010

 

Hi Clarice and Deida...
Conker says thanks for admiring his tummy ;o) xxx

15 Mar, 2010

 

Lovely pics TT......... conkers tummy is looking nice and fluffy.... : O ))

15 Mar, 2010

 

Lovely pics TT......... conkers tummy is looking nice and fluffy.... : O ))

15 Mar, 2010

 

oooeeeerrrrrrrr my comment has gone on twice.... Gremlins in the g o Y works today...lol

15 Mar, 2010

 

Hi Holly..
[ several times ] lol. Thanks...

Conker says the FPP are to blame for the GoY glitches ;o)

15 Mar, 2010

 

LOl...TT...... They are trying to take over the site.... : O ))

15 Mar, 2010

 

Good news that Conker can go out in the garden again TT I bet he is so pleased!

15 Mar, 2010

 

Yes. This morning he kept laying down on the concrete, so I put one of his dog beds outside, so that he was on warm bedding.. :o)

15 Mar, 2010

 

Spring has sprung..
The grass is riz
I wonder where
The birdies is?

Your blog reminded me of this 'poem' my Mum used to say.....where it is from originally I have no idea!

Don't you just want to tickle that fluffy tummy?! :-))

15 Mar, 2010

 

Lol. Pg...
I haven't read that poem before...
Birdies ? I noticed the thrush has returned to my garden this week....
hopefully going to build a nest locally, like previous years...

Yes, I tickle that tummy a LOT... with or without hair :o)

15 Mar, 2010

 

A lovely, lovely blog Terra, how nice to see Conker`s fluffy tum! :o)

15 Mar, 2010

 

Hi Sandra..
Conker sends woofs to Perry...
... says tummy tickles are good. Lol. :o) x

15 Mar, 2010

 


Der spring is sprung
Der grass is riz
I wonder where dem boidies is?

Der little boids is on der wing.
Ain’t dat absoid?
Der little wings is on der boid!
This is the whole poem, my Father used to recite it to us, nobody knows for sure who did write it...I think it is American!!!
Smashing Spring blog, so nice to see Conker and his fluffy tummy......

15 Mar, 2010

 

Lovely blog, lots of colour in your garden Terra, it really cheers one up to see the blue sky and spring flowers appearing......Good to see the poems still around ,
I `m with everyone else and have to say the best photo is all that beautiful white new fur, I`d be forever stroking it,lol...
Relieved to see others had problems as well, I couldn`t get anywhere, Goy kept signing me off...........

16 Mar, 2010

 

TT Though your pics are an encouraging sign that Spring is definitely here, the pic of Conker's tummy is heartwarming. It looks like it's going to be a very nice Summer indeed.

16 Mar, 2010

 

Lovely blog TT, it's great to see Conkers new fur though, that's the best picture :-))))))

16 Mar, 2010

 

Thanks for the whole poem Dotty...:o)

Lincslass, Heron and Louise....
Conker has more good springtime news. His new hair is now long enough that, for the first time since last autumn, he had didn't need to wear a knitted coat in bed last night !

16 Mar, 2010

 

Awwww, bless him :-)))
xx

16 Mar, 2010

 

Lovely blog TT :-)))

16 Mar, 2010

 

Hi Annella...
Thanks. :o)

16 Mar, 2010

 

Dotty ~ thanks for the whole poem....I've never heard that bit before! :-)

16 Mar, 2010

 

I saw the two Fritillarias and i heard them say

16 Mar, 2010

 

I saw two Fritillarias in the garden, laden heavily with flowers seemed worried for the spring sun looked so nice and soothing They said any change in the blue sky may lead to wintry snowflakes, harmful for our kids

16 Mar, 2010

 

Good to have the whole poem, Pg :o)

Hello Arwadoo... Sunny in my gardens today. :o)

16 Mar, 2010

 

Fantastic photos TT.

Why is spring so wonderfully SPECIAL - my most favourite season by far!!

18 Mar, 2010

 

Just loved the photo of "Dawn" but not quite as special as "Conker", glad to see a healthy tummy.

18 Mar, 2010

 

Hi Terry60 and Stroller...
Conker has been helping me in the garden this week..
... Lots of springtime tasks :o)

19 Mar, 2010

 

lovely little ditty...as i walk around the fields where i live, i feel the hedgrows are as far back as they can,like they are breathing in so as to exhale all the buds for spring.

20 Mar, 2010

 

Spike milligan claimed that poem, his version was: Spring is sprung, the grass is ris, I wonder where the birdies is. They say the bird is on the wing, but that's absurd, the wing is on the bird. Did he pinch it? naughty Spike:-) I keep seeing lovely pics of heather on here, so I bought some., not as nice:-( Lovely to see Conkers Tum:-))

21 Mar, 2010

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