zuzu's petals
Silly Old Bat
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| Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2007 12:51 am Post subject: The Last Daffodil Of Spring . . . but . . . |
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I went for a walk around the property today,
and there it was  ,
the official last Daffodil of spring
I'll really miss them,
the several varieties I have have provided flowers since January.
But I saw lots of other things blooming,
so I guess I'll get over the Daffodil thing pretty quick. 
Beside the front door, there are Amaryllis
and there are Azaleas everywhere,
this is one of my favorites. 
All of the fruit trees are blooming, too
Santa Rosa Plum 
Peach
And the ornamental Cherry,
the sky was soooo clear today
Most of the Camellias are finished blooming, too,
their last blossoms littering the ground beneath them,
and that's where I saw one of my garden guards on patrol,
now don't get all freaked out, this isn't a snake,
it's a legless lizard. 
Ophisaurus ventralis ("Eastern Glass Lizard")
Glass lizards can be distinguished from snakes
in that they have movable eyelids and ear openings.
They are called glass lizards because of the way the tail can "shatter" off to prevent capture.
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Netty
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Beautiful blooms as always Zuzu!
I just love the coloring on that snake er...I mean lizard.
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cajunbelle
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| Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2007 3:06 am Post subject: |
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Everything looks so lovely, my amaryllis are just beginning to bloom.
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CourtneyG
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| Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2007 3:27 am Post subject: |
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i love all of your pics. so beautiful.
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Shanna
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| Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2007 3:40 am Post subject: |
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Beautiful blooms.The Daffodil is so pretty.And I just love the Ornamental Cherry.I need one in my yard:)
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eileen
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| Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2007 9:44 am Post subject: |
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 Those amaryllis are beautiful especially the pick and white one!!!!
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SherryB
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Location: Northeast Louisiana~~ Zone 8
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| Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2007 12:53 pm Post subject: |
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Great pics, Zuzu!! A joy to look at(except the lizard~looks to much like a snake to me). What unusual Amaryllis. I have just planted some red ones for my first time. They were from my Mom's yard. She didn't even know they were there. I surely did. I noticed them last year when she bought the place. I could wait to get my "dirty" little hands on them.
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katsback
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| Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2007 2:04 pm Post subject: |
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so its time for iris's now right?,pretty pics zuzu!
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Primsong
Flower of the Shire
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| Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2007 2:09 pm Post subject: |
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Gorgeous! Still a sea of daffys here - you let us know what those of us a step behind can look forward to. What a fine collection of amaryllis, and the contrast between the cherry blossoms and that blue, blue sky. Very nice.
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zuzu's petals
Silly Old Bat
Joined: 19 Oct 2006
Location: Coastal N.Carolina ~zone 8~ (Map)
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| Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2007 6:59 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks so much for your very kind words, everyone.
Good for you, Sherry,  spotting those Amaryllis!
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Polly
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Location: Michigan
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| Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2007 10:03 pm Post subject: |
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Your daffodils are done and minehaven't even started so you can enjoy pics of mine soon I hope. All of the pics are great except the lizard - I'll pass on him.
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