fragrant flowers

Oh my goodness, what a glorious day today, in so many ways.  First, the weather.  I started out this morning with jeans, a long sleeve t-shirt, hooded sweatshirt, and my Carhartt vest.  It wasn't long before I took off the vest, then the hoodie, then swapped jeans for shorts, then the long sleeve t for a short sleeve t!  You get the idea.  A GLORIOUS day!

I thought I would be on the tractor today, but that didn't happen, and I'm not complaining.  But, tomorrow, well, tomorrow, I don't think I'll be able to get out of tractor work tomorrow, no matter how nice it is outside!  It's ok, I like tractor work too.

So, hope you will have the patience to indulge the following photos.  I didn't know where to stop!  So many fragrant plants blooming right now.  Almost no matter where you work in the yard, you are bowled over by the sweet fragrance of something!  I kind of wish these guys wouldn't all bloom at once.  It would be super wonderful if they would space out the bloom through out the season, but that's not the nature of these particular plants.

Daphne with a bleeding heart in the background.

Daphne, a little closer.  So fragrant....

Bleeding heart with the sun shining through.

Viburnum and tulips with a fern leaf peony.  

A closer look at one of the fern leaf peony

More viburnum and tulips.

I can't remember the name of this little blue flower,, but it's darling.  

If you are anywhere near this viburnum you will be knocked over with the fragrance.

The pasque flower is blooming her heart out.  So beautiful.

Spring phlox.  

And, oh my goodness, the wysteria.  I wish, wish, wish you could smell!!

The windmill garden is coming along.  I have been digging up plants in the yard and moving them to this garden.  I simply can't stop planting!  I have sowed some seeds, some of which are starting to poke through.  Most everything that I have moved, has survived.  I'm trying to put things out here, that the bees will favor. I haven't quite figured out the most efficient way to water, but I'm working on it.

I placed these brick "pavers" today, so that we could get to the handle of the windmill that pulls the tail out of the wind, if it's too windy, which actually happens quite frequently!

I love this little frog rain gauge.  I put it in the windmill garden for decoration, more than for a rain gauge.  No one around here would object if rain actually filled it up!

 It got terribly cold a few nights ago, but I think the blossoms on the fruit trees that were blooming survived.  Certainly, this pie cherry tree does not seem to be deterred by a little cold weather.  When you stand under this tree right now, all you hear is frantic buzzing by the honey bees, trying to reach each and every blossom!

Our pie cherry tree in full bloom!

And finally, our first dinner on the porch tonight, watching the sun set.  I can't figure out why I would ever need to leave the end of Rolinco Road!  For me, it's just so beautiful and warm and rich and comfortable.  Alas, I'm sure the SS Rolinco will call sometime in May and we'll drive away from my paradise, perhaps to another paradise!

The color on the wysteria was almost as spectacular as the fragrance, as the sun was setting.

And the sun sets on another day at the end of Rolinco Road.