Dogwood Blooms Early

Spring came early to the mountains of North Carolina. The dogwood, which normally blooms at the end of April, started blooming last week. Friends who have lived here for over ten years say this is one of the earliest Springs on record. They have gotten snow in April, so we are keeping our fingers crossed that the nice weather continues.

Here is a pink dogwood tree in our backyard. They only last a week so we are enjoying the colors in the neighborhood.

July 4 Tournament

We got into the July 4th spirit by having a few brews while decorating the golf cart. We played with another couple and finished third in our flight. The day concluded with a barbecue dinner at the club with Eric and Heather.

Mountain Laurel

The Mountain Laurel is now starting to bloom. We have several types of laurel on our property. The photo's in this post show the various types of red flowers that we are getting. The larger plants around the property have white flowers.

Lady Slippers

I've been waiting for these Lady Slippers to bloom since I noticed them last summer. I thought they might be the same but one is much pinker. I found them along the edge of the yard. I'm glad they survived all the construction.

Happy Easter

The sun returned today and it turned out to be a beautiful Saturday. Temperature is 77 F but somewhat windy. Tomorrow it is suppose to be
near 80 F and we are playing in a couples golf tournament. Regardless of how we do, there is a dinner afterwards at Rick and Bonnie Short's house, so
we are looking forward to a nice afternoon.

We wish everyone a blessed and great Easter !

Mom & Dad

Happy Easter

I took some photos in the backyard this week. We had 4 inches of rain, but none of the really severe weather that made the news. Miss all of you and wish we were closer.

Drapes Arrive

Here are some pictures of our drapes and shades. The house looks completely different now that we have window coverings.