Carrollton Yard in Early Spring
/I walked around my parent’s yard in Carrollton and took some pictures of winter giving way to spring. The greenery is still sparse enough that the debris from last season is visible. There are a few tiny flowers (note the pentagon in the center).
Some English Ivy is climbing the old mulberry. In recent years, several mulberries in their yard have been cut down (before they fell). They were probably planted shortly after the house was built.
The hyacinths are about done for the year. There were not as many daffodils this year. The Japanese Quince is an early bloomer with wonderful color.
In the front yard there are grape hyacinths around the base of another mulberry.
The high point of my walk-around was noticing an insect under a dandelion! It walked out of the shade…posed for a portrait.
This time of year…the yard views are more nuanced than they will be later which there will be a riot of perennials/annuals and warmth loving flowering bushes. I look forward to seeing them - anticipating being in Carrollton more this year as I move to Springfield MO. The the trek to see my parents from my new home will be much easier than from Maryland.
