Maybe, Perhaps.......at last....

A walk down 21st Street yesterday morning revealed:

shy little bits of fruit blossom

daffodils -- the pale kind I like best

and Lenten Roses.

In the immortal words of PB Shelley:

If winter comes
can spring be far behind?




Yipee!




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Having Had Enough of........

........this

I went down to Dean and DeLuca in Soho

 to contemplate

spring flowers and smell them too.

 

In the evening they took the top of the Empire State Building away.

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Freesias Pretending to be Sunshine

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The Shapes of Leaves

It's  almost ten years since I had a proper garden of my own,

so I go and hang out in my friends' gardens. Lori of Jarvis House

told me I wasn't to 'do' her azaleas as she is going blog them

 very soon. So here cotoneaster and rhodedendron.

White bleeding heart and a form of hydrangea.

Dogwood.

Mahonia. I said ,"Always a horribly messy bush."

 Lori said, "But the birds love it."

So I forgave it.

Well, you can see the azaleas in the distance but only for contrast.....

Hostas lower right.

Ivy and some sort of weed near the barn.

Such a lot of bleeding heart leaves.

The  tiny pink things are a form of wild geranium. 

The shy flower of the may apple which hides from sight.

Can't remember the name of the plant whose leaf belongs under

 the sea. Help! Lori!

Actual Shadows for Once

Because it has been so rainy lately, I had to wait until this

 morning to get some proper shadows for

  Shadow Shot Sunday.

At last! 

So I rushed around trying to get my stunning flowers

into a sunny spot. My advice: make sure to have amazing children.

 

Robert's work table. Kind of messy, but when the light is just right....

And my trusty Moroccan shopping basket for being environmentally pure.

Even though I now have to collect plastic bags too.

(The dog would be embarrassed if I told you what for...)

Hooray! Two more haiku writers for tomorrow:

Dale from The Thread Studio,  Australia

and Shell from New York

The Usual Sort of Walk

Wandering about as usual, looking about me.

22nd Street. 

Not quite sure whether these were pansies or violas.

They were rather small - but exquisite.

Lily of the valley. When I was a child I would save up to buy my mother

Morny's Lily of the Valley talcum powder.

We both thought it very wonderful.

Reya posted the other day about GREEN.

Here in a rather formal little garden on 21st Street.

Here a little bird trying to camouflage himself as a stoop railing.

22nd Street.

Haiku

Some people contend

that haiku are stilted. Yes,

I have to agree

But poets will say

that to contemplate nature

enriches us all....

I am in process of compiling the list of international bloggers - in no particular order - joining in the fun and will work on the list during the day today. Please let me know this evening if your name does not appear or if your link doesn't work for some reason.....It will take me a few hours to gather all the bits and pieces together.........

List

1. BeeDrunken , England
2. Tracy Pinkpurl, from Norway
3. Paz's New York Minute, USA
4. WillowManor,USA
5. Merisi, Austria
6. Rochambeau, USA
7. HighDesertDiva,USA
8. HeyHarriet, Australia
9. Rodrigvitzstyle, USA
10. M.Gosden, USA
11. Artsortments, USA
12. A Thousand ClappingHands, USA
13. FrenchFancy, France
14. WillowsCottage, USA
15. BonBonOiseau, USA
16. Eb Elizabeth Bunsen, USA
17. PoetiKat, Canada
18. Pat, Australia
19. Jennifer, USA
20. Pat, Mille Fiore Favoriti,USA
21. Tessa, England
22. Denizblog, USA
23. Isabel, USA
24. Braja, India
25. ButternutSquash, USA
26. Critters'nsuch, USA
27. Magpie, USA
28. RinklyRimes, Australia

29. Polly, England.

30. The Qi Papers, USA

31.  ArtIt, USA

32. TheLeener, USA

33. Marinela, USA

34. Daughter of the Golden West, USA

35. Dodadidit, UK

36. Crisfieldnews, USA

37. Small Reflections, USA

39. Snips And Snails and Puppy Dog Tails, USA

Cheerful Things

An astounding wisteria soars on 21st Street.

A lady crosses 23rd Street on her way to to celebrate a birthday.

Lori's Garden

My friend Lori's garden on Long Island is a little on the wild side right now.

Her mower is broken and she's waiting for the poison

ivy removal people to appear. A garden untamed is a delight.

This picture: box wood, daffodil, periwinkle and hosta.

Bleeding hearts, hosta.

Reflecting pool.

Violets for Eb.

Dog tooth violet for me.

Everything all at once.

Marsh marigold, tulip, azaelea.

Bright Day and Urban Delights

What a very bright truck for a bright day.

A good day to enjoy lunch in the dappled shade of Union Square....

... and to show off a new frock.

Earth Day, Actually

Having totally messed up and thought Earth Day was last week,
I'm happy to tell you it is today --which I'm sure you already knew by now.
But a good day to go for a walk in Chelsea and check how much nature there is
in the city. It was overcast and a little chilly. I was accompanied
by my trusty hound whose first spring this is.
A leather-leafed viburnum.(23rd Street between 8th and 9th.)

Fruit blossom on 21st .

Lilacs ditto.

My favorite photo. The different shaped leaves --

the iris, the bleeding-heart, the hellebore.
Reminds me of the medieval tapestries in the Cloisters .

A spring flower arrangement glimpsed thought the window of a delivery van
from D'oro's Annexe on the corner of 9th Avenue.

I was very touched to receive this award from Cynthia of Oasis Writing Link

who had been given it herself by Catherine of A Thousand Clapping Hands.

Cynthia explained the award : The Renee Award was created by two artists, Bella and Ces.
It is one of the most meaningful awards in blogworld because it honors someone who is incredibly inspirational in her intelligent and witty writing. And by doing so, this award celebrates women's smart, strong and inspirational spirit. It honors women who spread joy and love like an acorn...a small package growing into a tall and sturdy oak tree which gives more acorns that continue growing into tall and sturdy oak trees. ..

I would like to hand it on to Tracy of PinkPurl who lives in Norway .

Urban with a Hint of Spring

They are digging a hole outside Whole Foods on 7th Avenue.

They are digging up a great deal of 8th Avenue too.

Spring digging season is upon us. 

 

Thinking of Shadow Shot Sunday ( even though it was Friday),

I took artsy shots of a gym on 23rd Street where they have scaffolding inside.

On 22nd Street, swelling buds.

On 24th Street.

24th Street too.

Merry, Merry Spring . A joyful season indeed.

ps. Buster has his own blog now. Go here.