Each spring, I resolve not to succumb to making such common flower photos, and each spring, nature and Bonnie decorates our yard with beautiful blooms and my resolve crumbles.
Garden Petunias and Mexican Heather – APR2024
Reeve’s Spiraea (Bridal wreath Spirea) – APR2024
Bearded Iris – APR2024
Bearded Iris – APR2024
I’d enjoy the season more and perhaps even come up with original floral compositions if not for allergies that tend to drive me back inside. Definitely one reason I enjoy the fall season over spring.
That really sucks that allergies drive you back inside this time of year. Clearly you have a lot of great subject matter calling your name right now. But I get it – I need to have a CT of my sinuses soon to see if they are at the root of chronic headaches.
There are lots of allergy medications out there now, and some of them work pretty well for me. The downside is that they also often make me feel tired or exhausted, even if they advertise them as non-drowsy. Over the years, I’ve found that my body is pretty sensitive to medications in general. I’m sorry to hear about the chronic headaches. Sinus conditions can undoubtedly do that. I hope you find a solution. Thanks, Mark, and have a good week!
I’ll trade you the foot of snow we’re expecting today :-)
After we had zero snow here for what was a poor imitation of winter, Joe, I’d almost take you up on that…but no, maybe not! 😉 May it be beautiful and melt quickly.
Thank you for suffering to get the images and thanks to Bonnie for the green thumb! Interesting enough I get most of my flower images from the CSU Experimental Gardens and what flowers the campus plants. We have very few in the condos.
I thought it was just me, but I saw a report the other day that said that in the last several years, the main spring pollen period had gotten eight days longer, with a 20% increase in pollen levels probably due to climate changes. I don’t expect it will get any better in the near future.
I believe your report to be true. I seem to have more allergies as I age so it makes sense with those numbers. I can even have a sneezing fit while in my condo and then be congested for the next 30 minutes.