Views of the Neighborhood – Looking for Spring

~ John W. Howell

Since not too much s going on in Lakeway this week, I set out to see if I could find signs of spring. Well, I did find a few, but not many. I hope you enjoy it anyway.

Views of the Neighborhood

The first thing I found was something that is not too common here in our part of the neighborhood. This is a large Red Bud tree. The photo is unusual cause this Redbud is growing on a lot where the house is being renovated, and the port-a-potty is right below it. I needed to crop that out.

Views of the Neighborhood

Next is a Texas Mountain Laural growing in a shopping center parking area. The tree is in full bloom with lovely grape colored blossoms.

Here is another Mountain Laural in full bloom.

A shot of the Winter Jasmin in bloom (Usually blooms in January )

Views of the Neighborhood

A large Mountain Laural in full bloom.

Views of the Neighborhood

Here is a Mountain Laural in my backyard. Notice it has a whole bunch of buds but has not begun to bloom as yet. except for the one in the close up below.

You can see with this closeup that the blooms are just beginning much like most in the area. The full bloom Mountain Laurels are in the minority

Short tour today since I couldn’t find much else broadcasting the arrival of spring. I hope you have a great week.

79 thoughts on “Views of the Neighborhood – Looking for Spring”

  1. Spring hasn’t come here yet and your lovely photos of the trees brought a bit of spring. The Mountain Laurels are gorgeous and that redbud is beautiful even if it has a port-a-potty beneath it. Thanks for cutting that out of the photo. Have a great week, John!

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  3. I have some very confused plants around here too. It seems most of the world has them due to unusual weather. Seeing early Spring blooms brightens up an area and helps to eliminate that old Winter barrenness.

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  4. Many of our trees, particularly the Bradford pear trees, are starting to bud. The birds are becoming more active, which is a sure sign that spring is around the corner. I can’t wait! Thanks for sharing your beautiful photos, John. Happy Sunday!

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  5. Thanks for the look ahead, John. We have a couple crocus pushing through, that’s about it. I think it’s good we’re still having very cold nights. The worst for us is when things bloom and then freeze. I’m good with spring coming up from Texas.

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  7. Beautiful photos, John. I love seeing the plant life awakening. Spring has yet to arrive in Missouri, but I’m visiting an area of California where there are fields of tulips. Hope abounds. 🌷

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  11. No spring here – but we got a taste of the South – a Texas Low brought 4 straight days of snow and high winds. If I had Bloomberg’s money I’d truck it all back down to Y’All!

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  14. Thanks for a look at early Spring, John. I’m watching our Red Bud and Forsythia because they’re our early blooming plants — when they bud out, I’ll know Spring really is coming. Until then, at least the snow has melted, ha!

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  20. I loved these photos, John. I am so ready for spring, and so freaking over winter! We’ve had a few very cold days recently but tomorrow we’re looking at 62 degrees, I can barely control myself. I know that kind of temperature won’t last in the days ahead, but I’m going to embrace it while it’s here. I can’t wait to go walking!

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  21. Given that we have nary a crocus trying to peek up through the frozen tundra, nor a bloom, bud, or blossom in sight, your pictures were a delightful harbinger of the spring that is just around the … the … the … alright, who moved the corner???

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  27. Gasp! I love the mountain laurel, John. How gorgeous. The redbud tree is beautiful. Those were abundant in the southeast when I was a kid. Yes, a sure sign of spring. Here… well my weeds are in full bloom… :/ Looks like the last of the desert willow trees is dead. (It was winter when I bought this place… couldn’t tell what bad shape the trees were in.) I have another landscaper coming to give a quote.
    However, there are two large round bush/shrubs that get covered with little purple flowers. Their little leaves mostly fell off for winter, but they’re coming back now. I lost a couple of roses, but the rest look like they’re coming back too. Have a great week. Hugs on the… bloom!

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  29. The mountain laurel is one of my favorites, partly because of that bubble-gum-like fragrance. I can’t believe they’re blooming already. It looks like I may miss them again this year, although a friend in Kerrville says hers haven’t set buds yet. Obviously, I need to get out and about and start looking for these gems — spring waits for no one!

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    1. I had to go out and find them. It is so strange there are some that have no blossems showing just the buds. In my backyard we have to partial blossems. I think it must be the amount of sun since we have a neighbor with a huge live oak giving off a lot of shade.

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