COLLAGE OF MEMORIES

Question Mark (Polygonia interrogationis) Or - Eastern Comma ( Polygonia comma ) First Of Year and a Lifer - 2018 - 3 PiP - upper Left corner each panel - - 1 Note in panel 2 over white mark on wing - © All Rights Reserved

- great song while perched in the Lilac - from such a little bundle of feathers © All Rights Reserved

- pick a color - or pick a flower - a wonderful selection - awaits you - in the Garden of Surprises (2018) * 1 PiP * This matches the photo with a number in lower L corner - 1. Coral Bells (Alumroot) 2. Candy Tuft 3. Hyacinths -pink 4. Gold Digger - Tall bearded Iris 5. part of the Garden of Surprises 6. Daffodils 7. RipVanTulip - he slept for 5 yrs ! 8. Gold Digger Iris 9. Gold DIgger 10. Azalea © All Rights Reserved

I think Spring is here - Anyhow, that is what I shall believe - When so many things are blooming - Each bloom has a PiP / Upper Left corner - 1 - Heartsease (Johnny Jump Up) 2 - Flowering Almond 3 - Flowering Almond 4 - Wild Violets 5 - Daffodil 6 - Flowering Almond 7 - Purple Iris ( courtesy of my neighbor's yard ) © All Rights Reserved -- EXPLORE --

- is - for these Flowering Almond blooms - to Welcome Spring ! - now all that needs to happen - the arrival of Spring - without any of that white cold stuff !! © All Rights Reserved -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 20/March/2018 This Afternoon: A chance of rain, mainly after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 51. North wind around 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. Chance Rain High: 51 °F Tonight Tonight: Rain before 5am, then snow. Low around 33. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible. Rain then Rain/Snow Low: 33 °F - From The National Weather Service Website SPRING !

- and their guest, Ms Viola - there are 3 to 4 different shades of Creeping Phlox - in the Garden of Surprises - Ms Viola has moved in - along with her sisters - it is wonderful to have some color - when it is not yet Spring - and we 'might' get snow, again - can remember a year when it snowed in April ! - that wasn't really needed ( IMHO ) © All Rights Reserved -- EXPLORE --

- while waiting for someone - what does a person ( with a camera do ) - look for something that is just waiting for a photo - against a North Carolina blue sky - while sun was shining - these blossoms have their ' 15 min. of fame ' © All Rights Reserved * 4 PiP * -- EXPLORE --

White and Yellow of Daffodils - Small rose-colored packages of wonder - Opening into pink Almond Flowers - The Flowering Almond is loaded with flowers to be - Not yet Spring, but they bloom to the beat of a different drummer - © All Rights Reserved -- EXPLORE --

Warm with a blue sky - But oh so windy - Some Daffs are 'motion blur shots' - But, it is all good - Asked them all - They still don't know when Spring will really be here - So, for now .. they are Spring ~ © All rights reserved