First Hosta Blooms

First is a set of images of the first hosta blooms of the year. The same two blooms from three different angles.

Early June 2023

Three things here: First is the annual Helen-to-the-Atlantic hot air balloon race. The race was not started on the day I was there because the wind was blowing the wrong way. The race did start the following day, but I was not there. On…

Late May 2023

I made a trip to Gibbs Gardens hoping the wildflower meadow had not faded too far. It had not. I also made my usual visit to the Japanese Garden and the waterlily ponds. And a few days later I had a nice sunrise at…

Sawnee Moutain Morning, May 2023

I hiked up the hill at Sawnee Mountain Preserve early one morning after rain overnight. The timing was right to get the sun through the trees before the mist burned off.

First Half of May 2023

A few blooms in the yard and a variety of sunrise shots.

End of April, Beginning of May 2023

A mishmash of shots of Lake Lanier sunrises and flowers in the yard.

Late April flowers, 2023

I visited a neighbor’s yard one morning to see what was blooming.

Sonny Day Hikers Spring Fling, 2023

We spent a couple days hiking the trails in and around Black Rock Mountain State Park in northeast Georgia. On my way to join the group, I stopped off at Sosebee Cove to see what I might find blooming. The blooms were good, both…

First half of April 2023

A number of differetn outings here. First is some wild azalea blooms found in Settle Bridge Park as I was scouting for a Senior Services hike later this month. That is followed by images from a short walk in the front of the subdivision…

Spring Wildflowers, April 2023

A morning at the Shirley Miller Wildflower Trail outside LaFayette, GA. I drove through a very strong thunderstorm to get there, but it paid off. We were too late for the bluebells, and not a lot else was blooming. Quite a few white trillium,…