Seeing as I’m in Gainesville (the Florida one) for the next who-knows-how-many weeks, I have been exploring the local scene. Now that bars and restaurants are all closed, the local scene is mostly what I see on my daily walks through the neighborhood.
It *is* Florida, so the flowers are all out, the temps are hitting highs in the mid 80s, and my walks are earlier in the day to avoid the heat and humidity. So if you’re still wearing puffy coats, looking at rain out your window, or just feeling like you’re a bit trapped in self-isolation, enjoy some flowers today.
Don’t bother asking me what kind of flowers these are, I am really, really bad on remembering names of people, let alone flowers!
As this pandemic gets crazier and, at times, overwhelming, it helps me to see the beauty around me. Flowers blooming, birds singing, blue skies, they all remind me that the world goes on with or without me. I find that comforting.
Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts.
Rachel Carson
Thanks, Elle! I’m impressed you can spell bougainvillea (I just copied it from your comment!) and I think you’re right, that’s what it is. Maybe this is the spring I learn names of more than 2 flowers 🙂
Barb, it’s good to know you and Lee are safe at home, and staying there to avoid exposure. It’s hard to cancel the trips (hitting the cancel reservation button was really, really hard to do…) but it is the right thing. May we look forward to Altos on the road in 2021.
Oh, a whooping crane! I’ve never seen one. I did see a cardinal couple filrting all over the bushes in my backyard, though 🙂 Keep your photos coming on FB and I’ll do the same!
Shrimp plant, certainly accurate description of it! Hope you are safe and well, too, Ingrid.
Laura, I totally agree! Hearing the bird song every morning makes me feel less like I’m camping in someone’s side yard (which I am) and more like I’m out in the middle of the country. Seeing flowers bloom and trees getting green leaves gives me hope.
Ah, snow. That white stuff. I remember that, vaguely 🙂 Here it’s hot, I went in the swimming pool after a 40 minute run/walk session this morning. Not sure I want to find out what Florida is like in the summer…
Sorry to be so chatty today but I forgot to mention that I’m not looking at rain out my window but I am looking at snow.
Nothing has calmed me more this week than a walk outside. It is the truest form of therapy. Stay well.
Thank you for this Annie.
Thanks, a bright spot today. I am glad you are on friendly, familiar turf. That matters these days, doesn’t it? I think the bottom photo is what my mom called “shrimp plant.”
Thanks for this pop of color and nature Annie! Our Robins and Red-winged Blackbirds are back in NW Wisconsin. A sure sign that spring is on the way. I even spotted a lone Whooping Crane in a corn field near Mauston, WI the other day while driving back from Florida. Another hopeful sign indeed! Keep the photos coming please 🙂
I brought my phone close to my nose, hoping I could smell the flowers. Gorgeous, vivid pics. Spring!!
Thanks, Annie. Cheered up my morning. Snowing here, Tardis still in storage and all trips cancelled. We at risk elders are blessed to have warm quarters, a big yard to walk in, and support from our kids. Stay healthy & safe. I understand Florida is hard hit.
oooo–that second photo! I think it is bougainvillea, but not sure. The photo is scrumptious. The sharpness and the light are perfect. Thanks for all of these beauties!