The Daily Bucket - April Yard Report

The Daily Bucket is a regular feature of the Backyard Science group.  It is a place to note any observations you have made of the world around you. Insects, weather, meteorites, climate, birds and/or flowers.  All are worthy additions to the bucket.  Please let us know what is going on around you in a comment.  Include, as close as is comfortable for you, where you are located. Each note is a record that we can refer to in the future as we try to understand the patterns that are quietly unwinding around us.

  This is part of my ongoing project to document the changes in our yard from month to month. Previous versions are: march, February, January.

So we were gone from March 23 through April 15. Naturally, things had changed a bit in our absence. The pathway along the back of the house was pretty much overgrown by our roses and pineapple sage. (The hummer feeder is about 9 feet off of the ground.)

The pineapple sage is blooming away, of course

pineapple sage

Buried in there, below the rose bush, is a pink germanium that is a volunteer, possibly from out front (behind the Iris).

Iris & pink germanium Santa Barbara Daisys the other geranium

We had gathered assorted potted plants from around the yard & stashed them under the orange tree, which has automatic watering.

under the organe

Only a few leaves and canes on the grapes so far

grape area milkweed going strong ribes bloomed out oxalis & sage fuschia, calla lily, weeds orange & blossom Apricots guava Rhody & bloomed out camillia lemon, rhubarb, poppies, thyme garden irises Iris with mallow behind Island mallow more poppies lemon with flowers pears apple tree Japanese Irises (mostly bloomed out) Irises + poppies under front redbud As above + front camillia bloomed out Clevelandia sage not blooming yet, chives getting tall regular sage, under redbud & behind clevelandia salvia, germanium, poppies succulent blossom yellow rose between lots another rose on lot boundary ceanothus — small flowers this year lamb’s ear unknown not sure alyssum

I failed to photograph our strawberry plants, which were producing. In fact, my wife just harvested 8 of them, probably to go with dinner.

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Now It's Your Turn

  What have you noted happening in your area or travels? As usual post your observations as well as their general location in the comments.    

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