Lace-leaf maples start their spring with red, lacy leaves that over about the first two months appear to be more autumnish than springy.
April 27
Gradually, though, these leaves become a type of russet-green that signals their transition to the full green of spring.
May 11
This lace-leaf is about half-way between red and green.
November 6, 2024
I took the above photo in November, 2024. The lace-leaf in the earlier photos is pictured here in its fire-engine red, autumn garb. Isn’t it spectacular? From this peak, it gradually becomes more and more purple before losing its shrivelled leaves almost completely by February.
May 14
This photo from a couple of days ago shows an even more complete transformation to green. Its beautiful cascading shape and incredible colour changes would make it a lovely addition to any garden.
Here is a sample of some of the spring glories we have right now.
Very pink rhododendrons. An azalea and rhododendron cascade.Fragrant lilac.Snowball hydrangeas …… and again in detail. A rain washed peony. And a chorus of irises.
In Canada, the long Victoria Day weekend is about to start; please enjoy your camping or barbecuing or whatever you might have planned. For everyone else, have a good regular weekend and don’t forget to enjoy the flowers. 💐
The swollen creeks and rivers are sending a lot of water into the lakes.
At present this creek looks like a river; it’s moving swiftly and delivering a lot of snow melt to Okanagan Lake. Normally it’s just a very somnolent trickle.
All that water from the many creeks and rivers is elevating the lake’s levels, a wonderful thing after the previous three years of drought conditions. This is leading to amazingly explosive growth …
… together with some snowflakes … Wait, snowflakes?
Actually, no. These are petals from two rows of crabapple trees!
And finally, a restful view.
We have 28 C (82 F) so it feels more like early summer than spring, but we’re expecting rain, a good thing after our string of warm days. Regardless of the weather, I hope that wherever you are, your day is going well.
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