Happy Earth Day

I want to wish everyone a happy Earth Day today. It seems fitting as I sit and wait for much needed rain to wet the dry ground this morning to reflect on how fragile our environment is. After having almost no snow this past winter in the Northeast seacoast area our forests and gardens alike are near drought conditions. A fire ban has been placed in our town and although at 5 this morning we had less than 10 minutes of a light sprinkle we're in need of much, much more.

Because of our early Spring nature has decided to wake up. Where there would be no blooming from the garden plants until May there is color full to the sun. The Linton roses have been blooming for three weeks now, tulips, ground phlox and others have joined the ranks of flowering plants. I was shocked to see large buds on the climbing clematis yesterday. This plant rarely blooms before July. At this rate the poor plants will have burned themselves out before August.

Before the predicted rain I had decided to go out into the yard to take a few photographs of the apple tree and pin cherry blossoms. I wanted to take advantage of the gray day to have the flowers colors pop. To my surprise the air is wet with dew and a heavy mist lay on the wild things. It is quite refreshing after weeks and weeks of bright sun.

Here are the best of the Earth Day pictures.