May Days

I've always been overly fond of the month of May, mostly because my birthday starts it off. But I also love it because it's just so darned pretty. It's such a lush and flowery month in the garden, full of gorgeous blossoms and fragrant scents. How can you not love it?

Here in central Ohio, May brings roses and peonies into bloom that tickle your nose with sweet scents as you walk by.

As the frost free date passes, it's time to fill containers.

The birds continue to frequent my yard. They especially love the branches of my climbing rose, and I often find them posing there. It sure makes for some fun photos. Soon I'll see more butterflies. They're just starting to show up here.

We've been lucky so far, with frequent rains to keep everything watered. Hubby and I both dislike the garden hose rodeo, so any time that rain does our work for us is a good day.

That leaves more time to simply enjoy the view. Really, isn't that the whole point of it all?

I sit outside most evenings with camera in hand, just waiting for something to catch my eye. I can feel my breathing slow, and my blood pressure go down.

These May Days are precious indeed.

The Glory of May in the Garden

Garden bloggers tend to rhapsodize over the flowers they find blooming in their gardens. It's pretty much the whole point of garden blogging, isn't it? And if you weren't a fan of ogling other gardens, you wouldn't be reading blogs like this. Blogging isn't quite as popular as it once was, but I stick with it mostly for my own kind of journaling. I often look back at my old posts for various informational purposes. So I'll continue to blog here. You just might have to excuse me for an over abundance of enthusiasm about the blooms that live here with me. That's why I do it.

The month of May is the highlight of the year here in Robin's Nest. I think there are many other gardens that can say the same. When you think of May flowers, I bet you think of roses, don't you? There's a good reason for that.

But there's so much more to the May garden.

So very much more! I go out the door in the morning, and I can hardly believe how lovely it all is.

Do you ever get moved over the beauty of your own garden? The other day, I went out and it just hit me how much I loved this little spot on the earth.

So excuse me, I'm off to enjoy my May garden, again! It won't be around for long, so I'm going to savor it.