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Post by Debbie on Feb 22, 2015 20:22:44 GMT -1
Our first brave Salmonberry of the season.  Our first Daffodils who have burst forth despite the chilly weather. I actually have this pic as my screensaver right now   And ....Gronk, the Great Blue Heron! He was being uber snoopy the other day, peeking through our windows at us. He's not easy to photograph, so I was pleased with this pic.  |
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Post by Fi on Feb 22, 2015 21:13:57 GMT -1
awww, love the one of Gronk.
And Daffs are my favourite flowers
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Post by nedales on Feb 22, 2015 23:48:22 GMT -1
Keep 'em coming Debbie--still mono-colour here. Signs of hope!
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Post by harveydales on Feb 23, 2015 5:46:57 GMT -1
Lovely. |
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Post by dalesnfellfan on Feb 23, 2015 7:53:09 GMT -1
I love the salmonberry, I've never seen it before or even heard of it, I wonder if we have it in the UK?
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Post by dalesnfellfan on Feb 23, 2015 8:00:39 GMT -1
On second look, is this possibly a type of Daphne, a mezurium maybe?
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Post by Debbie on Feb 23, 2015 18:07:25 GMT -1
As far as I could find, Salmonberry is native to where I live, here on the West coast of North America. The Native Americans ate it and it is very high in Vit C. Eldon loves them, but I'm not fond of the flavor, so he can have mine en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubus_spectabilisAccording to Wikipedia, I think they can thrive in the UK, and it looks like some of the stock has escaped cultivation. Easily done as the birds here love them, so the seeds get spread much like blackberry or raspberries would. Here's a pic of the salmonberries I found on a hike up Tillamook Head two summers ago:  |
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Post by Blackshadow Dales on Feb 24, 2015 1:34:46 GMT -1
Keep them coming Debbie! -6 here again tonight, frozen pipes and all! My little ones enjoyed these pictures immensely!! Surely while they sleep tonight their little dreams will be of spring!
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Post by cadeby on Feb 24, 2015 16:38:01 GMT -1
Gronk the Stalker. The flowers are nice but Gronk is the star |
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Post by Debbie on Feb 24, 2015 17:35:22 GMT -1
 Gronk the Stalker! I hadn't thought of that, but yes, he can be a peeping Tom at times  you should have seen him walking in circles around the straw mushroom kits that Eldon set outside. I'm sure his thought bubble was, "What the heck IS this??"
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Post by valerie n scout on Feb 26, 2015 8:39:18 GMT -1
Ha ha ha I love Gronk the stalker ! Lovely spring pics, our snowdrops are finally here..seem to have taken a while this year x
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Post by yanny on Feb 26, 2015 20:14:18 GMT -1
He's so cool but creepy in a way! Like an eerie bird watching you all the time but you rarely see him...
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Post by Debbie on Feb 27, 2015 14:43:12 GMT -1
Indeed, but we see Gronk daily over the Fall and Winter months. In late Spring he vanishes and is gone for most of the summer. I don't have a clue where he goes, but probably to some lake of some form as our tourists descend and our ponds and creeks get too small to support someone as big as Gronk.
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you should have seen him walking in circles around the straw mushroom kits that Eldon set outside. I'm sure his thought bubble was, "What the heck IS this??" 
