3/28/12

Spring Time...

I'm happy to report this is the second post in a row with no tissue alert attached to the top!! Yay!!

Today's post is about my nature and the camera on my phone. I'm still not sure about the camera on my new Droid Razr. It takes amazing photos but when comes to getting the close ups of nature and sunsets & sunrises... it's just really hard to beat my Kodak. As persnickety as my Kodak is, it truly has taken the absolute best color photos I have. Especially the ones that are close up. I'm not giving up hope on my Razr though. So far indoors it's done magnificent. It's the outdoor photos that give me pause. I can't tell you how many photos I took of the daffodils before I got any that were in focus. Even though I was trying to focus on the main bloom of the flower the background was always the clearest leaving the bloom slightly out of focus. The fact that the wind was blowing the flowers all over didn't help much. All the photos for today, minus the sunrise's at the end (taken with the Kodak), were all taken with my Razr.








These are the cat tails in the ditch fluffing out for Spring.



Here's my new flower box the Sailor and his brother built for me. I haven't planted anything in it yet because the stores don't have any plants yet! No I won't be doing any vegetables or plants from seeds. If I can manage to keep this box alive this year who knows what I'll do next year.




This is the non fruit bearing Cleveland Flowering Pear tree that we planted for Maggie on her birthday in 2010. Almost one year after she passed. When we planted her tree we spread some of her ashes in with the dirt. To us and all that know us this is "Maggie's Tree". This is the first year it's bloomed. We were all so excited to see it flowering. Isn't it just beautiful!! 






Lastly here are the sunrise photos from yesterday morning. These two are for my new friend and fellow blogger Robin whom you can find at Life in Queue.




I hope you've enjoyed the first tour of the Spring season.  Hopefully there will be lots more to come....once the stores stock their green houses!!  Since I don't have any idea yet of what I want to plant why don't all of you leave a comment and let me know what your favorite Full Sun garden plant is. This way I'll have some ideas of what to look for when I do buy some plants.

Thanks again for stopping in and sticking around long enough to read this far. I'm off to have breakfast with Kiera for National Reading Month. Speaking of which, Congrats to Kiera for meeting her goal of 20 books read in the month of March! Way to go Cletus!!

Love Huggs
CoreyJo

18 comments:

  1. wow gorgeous i want to come over and just sit and watch the sunset beautiful

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  2. I've always liked snap dragons. They seem to last all summer.

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    1. Thanks Vanessa. I'll have to check those out. :)

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  3. Gazanias! You can't fail with those!

    Maggie's Tree is simply gorgeous. So sad that the flowers are so short lived. I wish they'd last the entire summer.

    Have a wonderful day, ma chérie.
    Hugs
    Jon

    p.s. I didn't know Robin had reactivated her blog.........

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    1. Jon,

      I know, they are my new favorite blossoms.

      Make the day great, mon chér.
      Câlins
      CoreyJo

      p.s. she did a little bit ago but has only posted a couple of times...she mentions you rather favorably ;)

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    2. OMG!!! JON! Those flowers are beautiful!!! And perfect!!! I hope I can find some here in Michigan ... Thank You! Bisous!!

      p.s. did you get your package yet? :D

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    3. And Gazanias come in so many different colors and patterns but all brilliant ones. Very drought resistant and need lots of sun. They are very popular. I'd be surprised you couldn't get any!

      We have some every year for our pots on the balcony. I showed some at MJ's last year. Here some more: gazanias1.jpg, gazanias2.jpg, gazanias3.jpg

      I went at RObin's too this morning directly from here... Thanks! ;)

      And NOPE! the mailbox was empty this morning when I check out! Maybe tomorrow.

      Hugs♥
      Jon

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    4. Hmmm...strange. The one I sent to England arrived Monday.... I sure hope I sent to the right place!! Lol

      Thanks for the images... I'm so excited now!!! :D


      CJ

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  4. I can't wait to see what flowers you put in the box. I have been asking you know who for one of those... ahhheemmmm... still don't have one.
    Why do you say non-fruit bearing on Maggie's tree? It probably just isn't mature enough. I learned about that stuff when I asked for my lemon/lime tree last year. They have to be a certain age before they give you anything.

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    1. Rose,

      I'm scared I'm going to make it look horrible... I really need to plan this thing out! Keep asking...it only took 3 years or so for me to get mine!!!

      The tree will grow 20-30 feet high in an oval kind of shape. It will never produce fruit, that's just the way it is. We did that on purpose because of her ashes on the dirt. We didn't want to eat her ;) LOL

      Huggs
      CoreyJo

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    2. That's right Corey Jo! Some fruit trees were developped especially not to produce any fruits. They are very conveniant for public parks or people who want to enjoy the blossoms but not the burden of picking up fruits. The blossoms of those sterile ones are usually more spectacular and they are more resistant to all sorts of diseases.

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    3. There is some kind of non fruit pear trees down town South Haven with the same kind of blossoms. Very pretty when in bloom. I'm going to town today. I'll see if i can get a photo. :)

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  5. CoreyJo:

    Lilies are my favorite...probably the Tiger in particular, but my Mom talks about a Michigan Lily and thinks they are OUTSTANDING!.

    Good luck!!

    Rafa

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  6. Oh my goodness...I was delighting over your pics and Maggie's tree when I found my sunrises!! Thank you so much. You have no idea how much I appreciated that. You and Jon are having way, way, waayyy too much fun, btw ;) It would be so awesome if we could get a bunch of bloggers together and do a live chat room. Next best thing to being there. Okay...I'm going to say Sunflowers! Not because it's my most favorite but because I grew a few one time and they actually survived. I am terrible with plants and such :/ Anyway, I already got a packet of sunflowers to plant and will do so in honor of my blogger friends, naming them accordingly, as they sprout! Hope you have a bright tomorrow. Love and hugs :)

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  7. CoreyJo:
    Short of your own damnable death bed, you had BEST show up on Monday!! I don't wanna hear anything about, "SH*T, I forgot!!"

    I know the Sailor needs you, who doesn't these days, but COME ON.......PLEASE!!!

    SMILES--

    Rafa

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    1. Yes Darling, I will be there. I Promise!! You can stop yelling at me now. :)

      CoreyJo

      p.s. the tiger lilies grow wild in the ditches around here. I've seen the Michigan lilies too...very similar to the tiger. The star gazer lily is my favorite lily, but I think you have to have partial shade for lilies....

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  8. Great pics.... Daffodils are my favorite... they're usually the first sign of spring!

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  9. WOW, those are beautiful pictures girl! I love spring, it's my favorite. The daylight stays longer, everything comes alive with color again, the temps get warmer, and the boys slowly begin to go shirtless.........

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