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A MIXED BAG OF FEBRUARY

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Happy Early Spring ???

 

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Eugene Oregon February 6 2021

Our weather here in Eugene continues to be a mix of Autumn and Spring.   We count our blessings.   The early spring flowers above were seen in someone's yard last weekend when we took the long way home from an errand.  (Someone who has a green thumb for sure!)

 

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February 13 — the Black Walnut Tree

 

There was blue sky yesterday when we went to our daughter and son-in-laws.  But the tree I've been watching is still definitely in Winter mode.  And a good thing too, because there was a definite chill in the air.   (For us anyway.  Our grandson, who has been in Finland and is back in Oregon for now, was outside in a light sweater.  It's all about what you're used to.)

 

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I took these pictures of the  Black Walnut Tree from outside, but there is almost the same view from their  living room picture window.      Parker was the only family member to pose for a picture yesterday.  (Because I never remember to ask anybody to do so.)

 

 

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Costa Rica 2017

 Last week marked the Lunar New Year  and it is the Year of the Ox.   These two were operating historical presses as part of a sugar plantation tour.  Happy (belated) New Year to all who celebrate.  

 

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February 14, 2021

We ordered a to-go breakfast this morning.  The restaurant's only about a mile and a half away from home and  just across one street and a parking lot to this view of the Willamette River where we parked and ate.     A lovely way to enjoy a Valentine's Day treat and we didn't even have to wear masks.  

 

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Owens Rose Garden, Summer 2020

 

Here are a dozen roses for Valentine's Week.    (Well, a dozen pictures — there seem to be a few extra blossoms in there somehow).  

 

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47 responses to “A MIXED BAG OF FEBRUARY”

  1. Margy

    The river looks pretty full. I wonder if my daffodils in the floating garden are blooming yet. By the time I get home they will be all done. – Margy

  2. Debbie

    such a pretty representation of february….and green grass, such a lovely sight to see!!
    i think we had the snowiest february in history but it has warmed up no and i am so excited about that!!

  3. Arun Goyal

    Beautiful spring blooms, especially loved the daffodils and Roses,
    It would be my pleasure if you join my link up party related to gardening here at http://jaipurgardening.blogspot.com/2021/02/garden-affair-fungicide-on-plants.html

  4. Alan Bates

    I am glad to see all your spring flowers. it’s just ice and snow here for now but the daffodils will be up before too long.

  5. Alana

    The 2020 roses are beautiful and so are your spring flowers (all we have here in New York State is snow.) You are so right that it is all what you are used to – when I used to visit Florida in January, people were wearing winter coats in weather that I found suitable for a light jacket. But I melt in summer heat!

  6. Antonia

    Gran variedad de flores adornan el jardín. Me encanta sus bellos colores y esas bellas flores.
    Feliz fin de semana.

  7. riitta k

    Wonderful February mix. Stunning roses in your collage!

  8. Michelle Keltner

    So nice to see the flowers and with our weather this past week, I need those photos! lol Thanks for linking up.

  9. Beatrice

    Belated Valentine’s Day wishes to you both, Sallie, and a to-go breakfast that was enjoyed outdoors sounded like a great treat! The blooms were a lovely sight as there’s no hope of any here in NH under the snow now. But thankfully we are not having power or water losses as so many folks in other states. So a day of snow showers today is OK with me. Parker did a good pose.

  10. Linda Walcroft

    A lovely post. I can hardly wait for spring!

  11. Peter B.

    Gorgeous rose blooms. It does look like you have a mix of winter vs. early spring in your neck of the woods!

  12. A ShutterBug Explores

    Wow! Gorgeous spring time photos ~ Love Parker the sweet doggie ~ so handsome ~ Happy Weekend to you ~ ^_^
    Moment by moment,
    A ShutterBug Explores,
    aka (A Creative Harbor)

  13. Jim, Sydney, Australia

    Great.

  14. Diane Bohlen

    It sure does look like spring is coming soon. However, we have seen pics on TV of the freezing weather in the northern hemisphere.

  15. My Corner of the World

    Even though the weather is crazy, at least you have pretty colors to look at when you are out 🙂
    It’s great to see your link at ‘My Corner of the World’ this week!

  16. Dixie

    My, so lovely to see the spring flowers.
    Ours are still been insulated under a heavy blanket of snow.
    Enjoy the week

  17. craftygreenpoet

    Lovely Spring photos! Our snow has just melted

  18. Michelle Banks

    Oh wow…..how lovely…I miss flowers and green so much..

  19. Penelope Notes

    Flowers that don’t get picked live longer in their fields and gardens. What a sweet way to celebrate Valentine’s Day with your love of many years!

  20. Teresa Edgerton-Scott

    Thanks for the spring pictures. Here in Louisiana we have 5″ of snow on the ground, it was 5 degrees this morning, we have frozen pipes that won’t thaw until Saturday. There is a prediction of an ice storm moving through tomorrow to add injury to insult and rolling blackouts are threatened by overtaxed electric utilities. I may need to look at your flower photos again!

  21. Laurie

    Sallie, I must admit to being just a tiny bit jealous of the spring flowers in Oregon. Our ground is snow-covered here in PA. We often can expect to see daffodils by early or mid-March. This year, I think they will be later. Thanks for sharing those splashes of color!

  22. Dawn aka Spatulas On Parade

    Such beautiful flowers. Did the snow miss you? My friend in Portland is snowed in, because they aren’t used to the snow.
    Dawn aka Spatulas On Parade

  23. Sharon Wagner

    I’m missing flowers and birds, so enjoying your color and blooms today. I also loved your funny comment this week. Ha!

  24. Heidrun STALLWANGER

    Thank you for sharing this lovely Post, Sallie. There are colourful flowers, especially the roses for Valentine. I enjoyed reading. And thank you too for stopping by at my Blog.
    Have a good week. Happy Valentine 🧡🧡🧡
    …ans of course Happy MosaicMonday

  25. Lady Fi

    It really does look like spring where you are! Still below freezing here with lots of lovely snow.
    Gorgeous shots!

  26. Fun60

    Your flowers are a little bit ahead of mine but the snowstorm we had last week has damaged a few so I’ll have to wait and see what survives. Spring always brings hope and we are desperately in need of that here. Take care.

  27. handmade by amalia

    Such pretty flowers! Spring is very welcome.
    Amalia
    xo

  28. Amy Franks

    Daffodils have got to be my favourite flower but those roses are lovely, mine are still blooming.

  29. tomthebackroadstraveller

    …I like your February, it looks nothing like ours!

  30. Gillena Cox

    Happy Ox year 2021
    Lovely mosaics
    Happy you dropped by my blog today
    Much💗love

  31. Photo Cache

    Same is true here, daffodils are in bloom, so do fruit trees and magnolias.

  32. Su-sieee! Mac

    I can’t decide whether those oxen are real or not. lol They’re amazing statues if that’s what they are. Happy Lunar New Year, Sallie!

  33. Carol

    I really love daffodils so your February flowers warm the heart.

  34. Lisa | Handmade in Israel

    Such gorgeous photos in the rose garden. Lovely to see a bit of colour, even though I enjoy seeing all the snow pics too.

  35. John R

    Hi Sallie, Sure enjoyed your flower photos. Your daffodils are ahead of ours here in Seattle. We usually start seeing the blooms in late February. Love those flowers … they are so pretty. We are just now recovering from a big snow in Seattle. My most recent post has some pictures of my hummingbirds near the snow. 🙂 Thanks for sharing your blog and your kind comments on mine. Wishing you a fine week ahead. John

  36. Sondra

    Your spring is 6 inches ahead of us! My daffs are up about that that of the ones you posted…and my peach tree is about to bloom…Im so thrilled, I love all the photos but the poor Oxen what a horrible contraption they are tied to…Maybe they are retired now…
    Have a wonderful week. COLD here.

  37. Cathy Keller

    The photos of the roses are just exquisite! I think that their color has lifted my spirits with all the snow that’s falling here! Thank you!

  38. ellen b.

    Parker is quite handsome and such a striking pose! Glad you had a nice Valentine’s day breakfast in your car with a view! Happy President’s day to you!

  39. Pat

    I hope you had a very Happy Valentine’s Day! Glad you were able to visit with your grandson. The springtime flowers are a surprise! We won’t see blooms until at least late May. We are on the edge of the polar vortex and it was minus 2 degrees this weekend–brrr. We stayed in….as we have. I finally had the first dose of the vaccine! What a relief. My husband had the second dose and felt fine afterward.

  40. Rain Frances

    Such pretty flowers Sallie! I am LONGING for spring!!! Parker is adorable, I love that walnut tree. I haven’t seen such a magnificent tree in a long time!! 🙂

  41. Martha

    Such gorgeous photos Sallie! Glad you had a nice Valentine’s Day. Happy Lunar New Year 🙂

  42. Linda P

    The Summer 2020 roses are beautiful! They’re a reminder that the cycle of life in nature continues and even if it’s hidden for now the sap will rise and we shall enjoy seasonal flowers once more. Wishing you well, Linda.

  43. Nancy Chan

    Happy Valentine’s Day to you. Beautiful flowers especially the roses. Lovely early spring photos. Over here, we are still under lockdown but now we are allowed to dine-in with only 2 people at a table. Going out also 2 to a car from the same family. Enjoy your new week.

  44. Little Wandering Wren

    Great minds think alike with the year of the Ox post, Sallie! Wishing you all the calmness and stability that is supposed to happen this year Thank you for the wonderful roses and happy Spring too!
    Wren x

  45. Angie

    Sallie – what an imaginative way to give all of us roses for Valentine’s Day! I am hoping the rest of your day was as bright and cheerful. Thanks for linking to Mosaic Monday, my friend!

  46. Gaelyn

    Love to see the spring flowers.

  47. William Kendall

    Parker is a cutie.
    Here we’re in for another snowstorm.

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