It’s so good to see the perennials emerging after their winter slumber: Mayapples, Peonies, Hostas, Daylilies, Iris, Ferns, Sedums, Trilliums, etc.

The flowers of the Grape Hyacinth bulbs (Muscari armeniacum) are beautiful and long lasting. However, many consider the plants to be invasive. We are told that removing old blooms before they set seeds, or digging up some of the bulbs before they multiply, can be ways of controlling them. They really are taking over some areas of our garden. Decision time for sure!

Rhododendrons and Azaleas are beginning to flower. Some Rose shrubs have buds. It won’t be long before all their beautiful blossoms liven up the beds.

Yesterday was an exciting day for sure. We saw our first hummingbird of the season!

Having heard that hummers had been spotted in nearby towns, we made some fresh nectar for the cuties, filled one of our two hummingbird feeders, and hung it on our flowering Cherry tree in front of the house.

But that’s not where we saw our visitor. It was flying around our birdseed feeder, which hangs outside one of our kitchen windows. We are waiting for all the seed to be eaten before we take the feeder down to store it away for the summer. So, the same pole will soon hold the nectar feeder.

Welcome back little hummers!

On Monday evening, April 26, the “Super Pink Moon” wowed sky-watchers as it shone brightly in the night sky. Our next-door neighbors called and reminded us to take some photos.

Sky-watchers around the world captured views of the “supermoon,” which we are told is the first of only two “supermoons” expected to appear in 2021.

A supermoon occurs when a full moon’s orbit is the closest it can get to the earth. Not really “pink,” it is so named because of a Native American custom to name some full moons after the pink Creeping Phlox (Phlox subulata), which blooms around the same time in early spring! Who knew?