April 7, 2023
gem
nature, photography, plants
bleeding heart, bluebell, dogwood, dutchman's britches, red elderberry, Spring, tulips
Spring springs eternal. Or around here, at least three times. This is peak number 2 of 2023 Spring.



Bleeding heart in bloom.

This is the flaming bush from the old testament (as far as I know anyway).

For more bluebells, see this posting.






Celandine poppy


Red elderberry


Dutchman’s britches

April 2, 2023
gem
hiking, nature, plants
bluebell, bluebells, flower, photography, river, romey, shenadoah river, shenandoah, Spring, video
It’s early for the peak. But the peak it is along the banks of the Shenandoah.

Romey looks like a bluebell too.




Moonshine does not look like a bluebell. Nor does he smell like one.

There are also other flowers available.




April 10, 2019
gem
farm, flowers, hiking, photography, river
bluebells, nature, photography, river, shenadoah river, shenandoah, Spring
The bluebells are peaking in mid-April this year (a bit early), so we are outta here, headed to Norway for more winter. Because we, um, actually we think we’re nuts.
Here are some pictures from the daily walk.

Willie likes Spring

Bluebells by the river (this is our home loop)



The dogs have lost the trail!



The greening of the Blue Ridge has begun

This field smells like honey

Pollen leg is a thing

Footbridge on Wheat Spring Branch
April 10, 2018
gem
nature, photography, who knows
apothecary shed, nature, photography, Spring

Happy Spring from Apothecary Shed itself!
April 10, 2016
gem
dogs, nature, photography, river
dogs, flower, nature, river, shenandoah, shenandoah river, sophie, Spring

The bluebells are out. Thousands and thousands of them for miles along the river.




May 25, 2015
apothecaryshedster
animals, farm, flowers, nature, photography, who knows
flowers, sophie, Spring

My girl..

Mes Fleurs

mmmmmmmm..

April 19, 2015
gem
animals, farm, flowers, horse, nature, river
bluebell, dogs, flower, flowers, home, horses, jeffersonian tulip, jonquil, nature, paloma, photography, shenandoah river, sophie, Spring, tulip, willie
Virginia is gorgeous in the Spring. Flowers everywhere you look, even hidden in the grass. And miles and miles of bluebells by the river. There is nowhere I would rather be.

Jonquil guards the fence

Home is where the flowers are

Jeffersonian tulips

Tulips

Yard flowers

Violets

Sophie contemplates life at bluebell level

Bluebells in Virginia

Paloma’s first Virginia trot day

Willie says, what is that whirring noise?

Paloma leads

Willie goes around the tree for no apparent reason

Willie and Paloma
April 11, 2015
gem
animals, farm, photography
animals, apothecary shed, herd, horses, NH, paloma, photography, Spring, video, willie
It’s Spring. Time for new leaves and new arrivals at the Apothecary Shed.

Spring Leaves at the Shed
They come from the great white north where there is still snow on the ground.

Big Trailer from NH
On an eight hour trailer ride.

Welcome Willie

Welcome Paloma

The Herd

Hey, is that a carrot?
April 12, 2013
gem
nature, photography
bluebells, dogs, flower, grape hyacinth, leaf buds, nature, photography, river, shenandoah, shenandoah river, speedwell, Spring, video
Three days of sunshine and some rain bring on the bloom in Virginia.

Spring in full swing. Leaf buds ready to open.
Flowers.
 Grape Hyacinth
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 Grape hyacinth.
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And more flowers.
 Speedwell.
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 Bluebells
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And dogs.

Along our homemade trail by the Shenandoah River.