The star of our Spring garden
She’s a beauty, isn’t she? I can’t think of a better compliment to a blue sky. It’s turned rather chilly now, but I’ve sat beneath our Amelanchier on every possible occasion this Spring. Join Debbie with a smile and Six Words this Saturday.
restlessjo 
Your tree is glorious, Jo. Do the flowers have a beautiful scent?
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Just a gentle one, Carol x
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Beautiful photos, Jo! They’re such glorious trees, and do you know, they have an abundance of names where they’re native. I lived in western North Carolina for a year, near the Blue Ridge Mountains and Appalachia. They call it “Sarvis” which is “service” said with the local accent, and is short for service berry, another name for the tree. When I lived in upstate NY, it was Shadbush, because they bloom when the shad come up river.
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I suppose that might be so of a number of trees, Lynn. I’m not great on names but this one has lived with us for a lot of years now. 🙂 🙂 Thanks, darlin!
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Delightful!
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It’s a wonderful tree, Emma. Quite often we’re in the Algarve when it’s at it’s best. There’s always a bright side. 🙂 🙂
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Oooooo, beautiful!
janet
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There seem to be a lot of petals strewn across the lawn today but she’s still looking good. 🙂 🙂
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Spring? You have Spring?
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Fleetingly! You were spoilt in Naples x
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Fantastic pictures, Jo: thanks for sharing.
Have a great weekend,
Pit
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It’s a lovely thing, Pit. 🙂 🙂 A bit cool for sitting beneath it today, and the petals are all over the grass. Happy weekend to you!
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🙂
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So pretty!
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It’s being blown about a bit today 🙂 🙂
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Hi Jo, popped by to see how you are to be greeted by these gorgeous flower photos! What a lovely sight on a wintry Saturday in Ireland. 🙂
Susan A Eames at
Travel, Fiction and Photos
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I gather it’s more often wintry than not in Ireland, Susan. Very beautiful, though. 🙂 🙂 Thanks for stopping by.
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Oh, how gorgeous….I used to have a magnolia Susan which was wonderful against a blue sky
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We’ve never had any luck with magnolias, Sue, but our Amelanchier friend seems to like us. 🙂 🙂
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Beautiful photos, Jo! I especially love the three in the circles. 🙂
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I like those too, Cathy. 🙂 🙂 I can see it nodding through our kitchen window from where I’m sitting right now. Thanks, darlin! Safe trip!
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What a nice view to have out the kitchen window. Happy weekend, Jo! 🙂
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Beautiful indeed. Here, we’re STILL waiting.
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STILL??? Soon be Winter, Ron 😦
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Wow! Jo, these are so beautiful. Thank you for starting my day with your spectacular photos!
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It’s in full flower, Jill, and such a joy to look at every day. 🙂 🙂 Thank you!
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It is so beautiful Jo!
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It looks wonderful this year, Aletta. 🙂 🙂
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💕😊
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And starlike it is, too.
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Star of the show, Mari 🙂 🙂
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Ηοw beautiful to have sight to these flowers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Enjoy every moment and every season !!!
Send you my love and a kiss!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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They are lovely, and right opposite my kitchen window. 🙂 🙂 Thanks, darlin!
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Just as well you named it! Not familiar to me by that name at least. Have you started a list of things you’ll miss in Portugal, or is that too melancholy?
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Not really. 🙂 🙂 We do have quite a nice fountain in the garden and a small squirrel topiary I bought Michael for a long ago birthday and we’re thinking of taking them with. Rather depends on how much our car will hold. I don’t know if we’ll come back to Hartlepool but I will most certainly visit Leeds and Nottingham so I’ll have a small English ‘fix’. 🙂
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Are you packing everything into your car???
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It will be a process of elimination. We have clothes and furnishings out there so we don’t need much more. Not going to be easy. We’re taking a couple of sets of drawers/cabinet to James today. 🙂 🙂
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Hopefully more warm days soon. Beautiful shots as usual, Jo. Almost summer time for you 🤗😊
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Who knows when or if Summer will come Mabel. Best to enjoy the beauty of the moment. Have a great weekend darlin xx
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I do hope Summer will come for you. It does sound like the top part of the world is still going through winter…sounds ridiculous. Here in Australia we still aren’t that cold yet…and I hope that stays that way lol. You have a great weekend lovely 🙂 ❤
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Our cherry tree has shed the white and is all green now but it was similarly breath taking. Your photos are really a demonstration of your affection!
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That’s a lovely way to put it and thank you. It’s how I feel x
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Heart soaringly beautiful, Jo and just the lift I needed to start the day! The white seems to shimmer with beauty and life! Oh, what a difference from last weekend … it only reached seven yesterday and non-stop grey! Here’s to plants and flowers and all their free gifts! Happy Weekend! 🌺🌻
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Sitting in ‘my’ armchair, with the laptop- of course- I can see through our kitchen window and out to the garden. It fills the whole window very easily at present. And the sky is blue one minute and laden with clouds the next. 🙂 🙂 Happy Saturday, whatever the weather, Annika!
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It sounds heavenly! Saturday mornings I take breakfast in bed, with a lovely view of the trees in the wood nearby! A quiet couple of hours whilst Hubby is off food shopping and my son sleeps in! Enjoy your special view and peace. Xx
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Oh yeah, quite a star, Jo 🙂
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Smiling at me from the corner of my garden, Ken 🙂 🙂
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