I’ve mentioned this before but I spent the first 40 years of my life in southwest Louisiana except for a couple of years in east Texas and just never knew there was a place that wasn’t green . . not just a dead-ish green, but bright, lush green. I moved from Louisiana to Kentcky, where it’s also nice and green, then to MO, where it’s also green then . . to central Texas where my friend says they have “potato chip grass” because it crunches when you step on it.
There’s a place for everyone but now I realize how much I needed and missed green.
Yesterday I was outside walking around and Vince asked me what I was doing and I said “just enjoying the green!” I don’t think I’ll ever take it for granted and each and every day, I appreciate all the green here.
Those trees above. They are so huge. You can see how much they tower above the two story house. There are three of them together and I love those trees.
Almost all the dogwoods in the area are finishing up their blooming and ours is just starting. Our blossoms seem more yellow than white. There seems to be several varieties that bloom yellowish white and some that are really yellow. I have the landscape plans here. I need to see if they say what variety this is.
It’s so nice to be living here!
Cheryl Behning says
We winter in Arizona…its beige and tan but warm mostly all winter long. Come spring I am ready for the green grass and budding trees of our Iowa home. Not that the desert does have its own springtime show…but it isn’t the green that really vibrant green of the Midwest.
Sara Fridley says
It’s so fresh looking outside this time of year. I’m sure that I would really miss the green and even the change of seasons.
Judy Laquidara says
Maybe I’m enjoying spring so much this year because it’s been so long since I experienced a really green spring! When we first moved to Texas, we were excited about being there and the new things we were doing so I didn’t notice so much but by the end, when I had already been wanting to leave for a few years, if I had known how much I missed spring and green, I’d have probably REALLY put the pressure on to leave sooner.
Lynn says
I love spring, there are so many shades of green and this is the time of year that I notice that the most. Watching everything come alive with new growth and many greens is something I comment on every year. We live in Eastern Ontario, Canada; the greens are amazing.
Judy Laquidara says
I can only imagine what it must be like where you are.
Janet B says
It’s a Kousa dogwood… also called a Japanese dogwood. We went to a nursery to get a dogwood for our yard and ended up with a Kousa. Next time I’ll know to ask for a native dogwood.
Judy Laquidara says
Thank you. I did not know that.
njgrl4ever says
The good thing about Kousa dogwoods is that they are resistant to the fungus that attacks native dogwoods. They can also be pruned into more of a bush shape rather than a tree.
Judy Laquidara says
Thank you. Did not know that either!
Rebecca says
Thankful again that I didn’t follow friends to Arizona. California is brown enough for this Pacific NW girl!
Lately, I’ve been looking for walking trails to enjoy nature. However, the nature around here is so scrubby and dry, I can’t appreciate it much.
I grew up with a pink dogwood (parent’s wedding present) in the front yard. It had much more pointed petals than any pictures I see on-line! The blossoms were more cup-shaped than saucer-shaped (like yours) as a result.