“April showers bring May flowers”…at least that’s what the old adage promises. Despite the lack of April showers here in Northern California, we managed to get some pretty flowers and full foliage in the trees.
I have heard that pansies are like a monkey flower–they mimic the monkey that’s looking at it!
I wish you could smell the beautiful scent of the star jasmine plants that grow on my front porch.
You can see the Chinese Maple is fully leafed out and its brilliant leaves compete for green glory with the other Fruitless Mulberry trees in my yard.
Here is a gallery of the past four months where you can see the Chinese Maple change with the seasons.
By mid-April the Chinese Maple is in full leaf!
Rainy March day view of Chinese Maple tree
February sunshine on bare Chinese Maple
Chinese Maple on a foggy January day
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I loved seeing the transformation of the Chinese maple! Gorgeous.
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Thank you, Lucile 🙂
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Your Chinese Maple doesn’t look naked anymore. It definitely suits the summer outfit.
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Thank you! I like that!!
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What lovely flowers! Hooray for May!
I like the jasmine…and can imagine their magnificent scent!
Plus who knew that pansies were called monkey-flowers? Cute!
Your yard looks beautiful in any season!
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You are too kind, Lia, and thank you! I made up the monkey flower part, LOL. But there is a flower in Yosemite called the monkey flower 🙂
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Oh really? I totally thought the name was real! 🙂
I should Google the monkey flower since I’m curious about it!
Have a lovely Wednesday!
*Lia
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Let me know what you find out. The Ranger Naturalists in Yosemite told us the beautiful white alpine flox were called monkey flowers, they look a little like Edelweiss. 🙂
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Terri! I found a site that shows lovely monkey-flowers! They’re so pretty! Thank you for sharing this info with me…definitely look like little Edelweiss 🙂
Have a happy Thursday!
*Lia
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You checked it out! Now I’ll have to! And those alpine flowers grow at 9000 feet elevation, similar to Edelweiss. Maybe they’re floral cousins 🙂
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