IT'S A GOOD THING !!!!!

As you enter our back yard, you'll walk under the Jasmine Vine. Last year there were far less blooms, however the year before there were more then this year. So it's always a surprise as to how many we will get every year. The thing I like most about this vine, is that it stays green all year long. We have birds that live there all the time, and raise newborns there also.

If you were visiting, and sitting under our little arbor by the pool shed, this is what you would see right now. Everything seems to be blooming much earlier then it did in past years, I'm sure it has to do with all the rain we've had over the months. However, the blooms don't last long, and there is little time to enjoy them. To think that my husband wanted to pull the vine out a few years ago because it wasn't blooming at all. I pouted and he agreed to leave it alone. Now we are talking about making the arbor bigger so we don't have to cut the vine back as much as we do. I've read that it takes seven years for a Wisteria Vine to bloom. :)

Even our Dogwood Tree has more blooms this year, although we lost one last year and had to replace it. I hope it will grow to be as beautiful as this one. I should have taken this picture up closer, so you could get a better look at it.

I'm afraid that a lot of our projects are keeping me from posting as often as I'd like, but I do enjoy keeping busy so it's a 'trade off'' for me. I have been visiting most of your blogs to see what new things your up too, so don't think I'm not around, I am. :)

Hope you and yours are all doing well.

Ciao

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