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"I do believe in an everyday sort of magic...the inexplicable connectedness we sometimes experience with places, people, works of art and the like; the eerie appropriateness of moments of synchronicity; the whispered voice, the hidden presence, when we think we're alone." Charles de Lint

Thursday, April 17, 2025

Chill

The sun was warm but the wind was chill. You know how it is with an April day. Robert Frost

Yes...it was one of those April days. But the wind didn't stop me from visiting my favorite scilla lawn on Abby lane.

I had nearly forgotten about it because our spring has been so slow getting going. I'm so glad I checked it today out because it was in its full glory! It almost put a chill up my spine...in a joyful way!

I love this view with the red door in the background. Red and purple are such a pleasing combo.




I take a lot of photos and just hope for the best as I switch between photo and  portrait mode. Then I delete...delete...delete. But I like it when the camera captures one like this where it focuses on the foreground and blurs the background. It looks magical chill world that goes on forever.


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  1. dotty seiter: now playingApril 17, 2025 at 7:04 PM

    A chill scilla day in April! Funny that you wrote about spring flowers today because just a short while ago when Dave and I did our passeggiata I noticed flowers in a bed bordering the street. They looked a bit like snow drops as I think of them, but not quite. So I went for an up close and personal look, following a hunch and, sho' 'nuff, they were Russian snowdrops aka striped squill. I would never have known but for your ever-curious and eager noticing! Thank you! I'm now enjoying the synchrony and rhyme of your chill scilla and my chill squill on this day in chill A-prill … !!!

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    1. MaryAnn ShupeApril 18, 2025 at 7:35 AM

      I almost used the line "chilla scilla" in my post......so your comment makes me smile. I love your story of finding the striped squill on your walk. I cannot help myself from noticing...and learning...then sharing. And I especially love when that pays forward! Thank you for letting me know Dotty! And the "chill squill" line was icing on the cake!

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  2. AnonymousApril 18, 2025 at 5:56 AM

    This is just beautiful! A yard full of endless purple! As I'm not familiar with this- does this last through the summer? What happens when someone mows? Does it come back? I hope it is not considered invasive- it is way to pretty to remove.
    Kathy

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    1. MaryAnn ShupeApril 18, 2025 at 7:39 AM

      I couldn't agree more Kathy! I think it's breathtaking and I look forward to it every year. No, it's an early spring flower and dies back before any mowing is needed. It comes back every years and spreads. This patch is spreading to the neighbors lawn but I agree...it's too pretty to remove. Sadly....it is considered invasive and can take over other native plants. But there always seems to be a nice lawn here for the summer...so it doesn't seem to bother the grass. There are no other gardens nearby...just trees between the properties.

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  3. Judy HartmanApril 18, 2025 at 2:55 PM

    Such a stunning lawn! And, in the same vein, I passed a yard today that was strewn with daffodils and spring flowers! I wanted to take a photo, but it was a busy street! Luckily, the image is still in my mind, making me smile!

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    1. MaryAnn ShupeApril 18, 2025 at 9:05 PM

      I bet the daffodil was stunning too! Spring blooms are such a treat after a long winter! They make us all smile!

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