Spring is making its presence known. Please send your photos to editor@gazettejournal.net.
Variety of flowers from spring bulbs, sent by Cheryl Battle of Bavon.The forsythia is in full bloom at the home of Ginger Rowe in Gloucester.Daffodils in bloom at Ark Park, spotted by Linda Tjossem.Spring surrounds Patti Procopi in Gloucester, who photographed camellias in bloom and the first egret of the year on Cedar Bush Creek.Pat Rawls of Foster showed the landscaping at Faith Baptist Church, Mathews, with thanks to Brent & Becky’s Bulbs for “adding freely to our community, loveliness for all to enjoy.”Louise Witherspoon of Port Haywood sends photos of dead nettle, which is alive, and casting a purple haze now over fields and lawns; speedwell, a common weed with tiny blue flowers; and variegated vinca, an invasive vine with spring flowers.Two camellia japonicas from Judy Moughon of Mathews, along with helleborus and paperbush.Julie Shields of Hayes, took her camera into the woods at Beaverdam Park. She didn’t find any flowers, but came across these interesting spider webs.
A bouquet of camellia japonica blooms from Lewis Hubbard of Cardinal, from left: April Blush, April Dawn, Black Magic, Margaret Davis, Marie Bracy, Red Ragland Supreme and Romany.