I'm not one to be lulled into a false sense of security when it comes to winter weather. Nope, not me. Still and all, the sun finally remembered where we lived last Saturday, and although we've had some clouds in the sky since then, the sun has shone brilliantly DAILY for six days in a row. Amazing. Hamamelis 'Diane' thinks that perhaps it's safe to venture out a little further, and is shyly revealing some of her fascinating petals.
The sure sign that spring may yet find us is the spectacular sunsets, which are almost halfway across their long march from one end of our property to the other. We watch the sunsets advance through the winter, (when we actually get to see them) and it's enormously satisfying to see these blazes of brilliance once again.
The sure sign that spring may yet find us is the spectacular sunsets, which are almost halfway across their long march from one end of our property to the other. We watch the sunsets advance through the winter, (when we actually get to see them) and it's enormously satisfying to see these blazes of brilliance once again. An acquaintance told me today that spring is actually on her way. I remain wary, but I'm loving the return of sunlight to our shores--and our sunsets. It seemed like the perfect way to celebrate Skywatch Friday.
Here's hoping that your sunsets are filling you with hope, too. Spring IS coming (yes, I know it's here already for some of you lucky peeps out west and south of us. I'm glad, really. Not jealous. Nope.)
A minor housekeeping answer to a question left by Catherine in my previous post. The guitar pick is one of rock musician and prolific pick-flinger David Cook's, which I caught at a concert in Kansas City two summers ago. I don't suspect there's an orchid named after him, but I thought a guitar pick would give you all some sense of how amazingly tiny this miniature orchid is. IT's name is Phalaenopsis Sogo Gotris 'Flora Ark'. Just in case you were wondering. I think I could become seriously addicted to mini phals, so I hope I don't see too many more on sale any time soon. Running out of places to put plants in my office, and Longsuffering Spouse isn't about to build me a conservatory. Not yet, anyway.
Both are wonderful images, but I have to say the second one is my favourite.
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Guy
Regina In Pictures
Dear Jodi, What incredible sunsets you obviously experience and, from what you say, they become even more spectacular as the year advances.
ReplyDeleteLike you, I am slightly sceptical about the arrival of spring. Yesterday, here in Budapest, it snowed the entire day and although we have had some sunny days in the last week or so, the daytime temperatures have mainly been below freezing.
Have a happy weekend.
Thank you for visiting my blog. You may not have been to Oklahoma but I have been to Nova Scotia. My wife and I took a wonderful cruise up the Maritimes in 2005 and visited Halifax. We saw some beautiful country.
ReplyDeleteWow you are so luck to get so many beautiful skyscapes up there, it would inspire one to become a painter. Lovely
ReplyDeleteI'd never considered that sunsets change with the seasons - one more hopeful sign that winter is beginning its ending...
ReplyDeleteI am lovin this early spring fireworks in the sky after all the dull winter skies. Happy skywatch Friday.
ReplyDeleteJodi girl : ) Happy Skywatch Friday to you !
ReplyDeleteI am hoping to catch a bit of colour on this stubborn sunrise here in Kingston but it is not cooperating this morning :-(
Your sunset .. I so wish I could see that in person .. it is absolutely stunning and I am totally in love with it girl : )
Joy
I am leery too about what great weather we have had .. rain is coming but that is a good thing .. washes the remaining snow away : )
I've been lulled by the earliest 'spring' I can remember. But deep down I know winter is lurking in the shadows.
ReplyDeleteI'm a bit jealous, living in a wooded bowl I never see the sun rise or set from the house.
There are no more beautiful sunsets than those on the Bay. From my vantage point in Walton, the sun made its way back to Blomidon this time of year...watching those kaleidoscopic suns dip behind that purple projection of rock stirred my soul then, as it does now. Your photos are wonderful.
ReplyDeleteRemind me in June how jealous you were that we had spring-like weather now, when the temperature is triple digits and the humidity is unbearable and I'm making photos out the window so I don't have to go outside.
ReplyDeleteBlackberry winter has to come and go at least 3 times before it is really spring and tender plants can be set in the open ground.
If we get one sunset like that a year, we're lucky. Great picture!
ReplyDeleteGreat post, and you are much more clever than I (who was lulled into a sense of security - and then it snowed).
ReplyDeleteJodi, Your sunset photograph is stunning! What a beautiful skyscape! I am glad you have had the warmth and joy of light for many days... we will have our turn with spring... when winter is through with us! Nice to see the bits of color in your Diane. I have even spotted a few snowdrops! ;>)
ReplyDeleteYour sunsets are just stunning Jodi. We've had some great spring-like days the past week or so too...but the nightly temps are dropping now the rain clouds have moved on. Not sure winter is quite done yet. I must say, being stuck inside this winter during our soggy weather, reading wonderful garden blogs, I've come to realize I need to plant snowdrops, and witch-hazels! Am I the only one without Hamamelis in my yard?
ReplyDeleteSuch a beautiful sunset. I love ending the day with a look at the sky. I hope your days continue to warm.
ReplyDeleteDoesn't the promise of Spring's arrival seem all the more glorious with sunsets that trumpet the change of season. Gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteJodi - your glowing, upbeat posts are the next best thing to a sunny day!
ReplyDeleteWhat a colorful sunset! I love all that open space you have, our sunsets are seen peering over the neighbors fence and around the school. It's really amazing what sunlight can do for our spirits.
ReplyDeleteThanks for answering my question. I know you are a music lover like I am and so I wondered about that pick.
That sunset is glorious - and you have such a wonderful view of it across your property! Happy Skywatch Friday.
ReplyDeleteamazing beautiful sunsets! Wow.
ReplyDeleteWonderful pics and post. I for one will be lulled into a blessful sence of security. It's been above freezing for a week. The snows mostly gone. I'm weeding tommorrow, unless of course it snows. jim
ReplyDeleteLovely, jodi ... looks like a watercolor!
ReplyDeleteThe sunset is a beauty~Where we live it's always blocked by the trees on the hills and ridges that surround our neighborhood...So glad the sun remembered your part of the garden~and that your acquaintance is right about an early spring. gail
ReplyDeleteSuch a beautiful sunset Jodi! I am drawn into sunsets, I could watch them over and over again. Mini orchids, huh? Just what I need, another plant to add to my collection. Last count on houseplants was 75! Good thing I also have a long-suffering spouse.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous, Jodi. And thrilling that you are seeing them again. Winter wouldn't be so bad if we could see the sun more often would it?
ReplyDeleteSo glad that spring is finding you again, Jodi. Gorgeous photos!
ReplyDeleteJodi...just browsing back a bit. That sunset is nothing short of miraculous. Really....it's breathtaking!
ReplyDeleteWasn't that stretch of warm sunshine the best thing we've felt all year..weatherwise anyway?
I'm glad you experienced it too. However, it makes this return to normal Farch weather very hard to take! I'm waiting for my crocuses to see sunshine on their pretty faces so they'll open again!
Not to mention the snowdrops..tightly closed against the cold as well.