My husband and I walk the community most evenings, so I have learnt to take my camera with me most of the time. When I forget it, is when I discover the most delightful things to take photos of. On one of our recent walks I noticed the huge pine trees were starting to bare their new pine cones. I took a couple photos to catch the new life that has begun. These pine cones get to be 6 to almost 8 inches long sometimes. I watched one last year that clung to the tree through high winds and rain. When it fell many months later I picked it up and brought it home because it amazed me how long it held out before falling. When I first moved here almost 3 years ago the size of the pine cones amazed me and I collected quite a few. Our oldest son moved from California to Virginia and stopped to spend a week end with us before going to Virginia. One of our granddaughters was so charmed with the pine cones, so I let her take them knowing that there would be many more.
Our property line shrubs were budding new leaves and a dainty flower as well. I had never noticed the flowers before this year.
Then we can't forget about the spectacular Japanese maple..there is a small one in our back yard that is my favorite. I watch it come to life each year and sadden when it looses its leaves in the fall. I get a beautiful and different view of it from each of my windows on the back side of my home.
Then we can't forget about the spectacular Japanese maple..there is a small one in our back yard that is my favorite. I watch it come to life each year and sadden when it looses its leaves in the fall. I get a beautiful and different view of it from each of my windows on the back side of my home.
My neighbor has a magnificant one in his front yard!
