New Blooms

Here are some blooms that didn't make it for Bloom Day.
Lupine -blooming for the first time. It was almost devoured last year by the ground hog.

Foxglove. From one plant many. I have transplanted the seedlings all over. The deer and ground hog don't touch it.

A golden iris I didn't know I had. I will have to move it because it is dwarfed by the bronze ones were it is.

Deep purple and lavender iris with multiple blooms on each stalk.

Knock out rose is knocking itself out blooming.

The snow peas in the garden are finally blooming.

Can you see a pond there? I've got to pull some cat tails - they are taking over.

Hawk Drama

We have hawks nesting in the glen we think and thus have daily sightings of these large birds. Today the hawk swooped through the backyard and landed on the fence of the vegetable garden. From there it went to the bluebird house. I can't be sure but I thought it was after one of the birds. It left then a few minutes ago when I looked out again it was back on the bluebird house.

The bluebirds are sitting on a nest. I checked on them yesterday and startled the male out of the house. Once the hawk flew off a second time both the male and female flew from the trees to the fence and then the male entered the house.

My fear is that the hawk will get one or both of the bluebirds.

May Bloom Day

Blooms purchased yesterday waiting to be planted (above) and newly purchased/planted for this season (below).

Returning favorites in the gardens.

See other bloggers' blooms at May Dreams Gardens

Harvest Monday

Here's my Sunday harvest of spinach, a few beet greens, a few buttercrunch lettuce leaves, and green onions for a salad to serve on Mother's Day. Check out the other harvests at Daphne's Dandelions.