There are so many changes that take place as Spring evolves. One of the joys I have while doing my daily walks around the pond is watching the succession of blooming plants. Fortunately for the pollinators, plants don’t all bloom at the same time; the take turns blooming so the pollinators always have something to feed on throughout the summer. This timing of blooms also works out for the plants because it means there are always hungry pollinators around when their turn comes up.
The dandelions flowers that covered my lawn have bloomed and now are in decline, as are the blooms on the fruit trees, so pollinators are looking for other blooms to feed on. Luckily, the sweet smelling Lilac bushes have stepped up to the plate to provide a further opportunity for the pollinators.
Over the last couple of days on my walk around the pond, I also noticed that the Lady Slippers (above) have suddenly bloomed along the path, and the developing cone-shaped bloom stems of the Lupine (below) have also started to develop flowers and are showing color. These flowering “cones” which are presently about five inches (12cm) in length, will stretch out to more than a foot (30cm) as the blooms mature and enlarge along the growing stem.
“To every thing, turn, turn, turn, there is a season, turn, turn, turn.”
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