tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717808259082655272.post7212452941931708216..comments2023-09-25T06:03:20.143-07:00Comments on Elizabeth Varadan's Fourth Wish: Spring has Sprung in SacramentoElizabeth Varadan, Authorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01708206753256682635noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717808259082655272.post-35702780433685999952016-03-09T20:55:29.813-08:002016-03-09T20:55:29.813-08:00Oh my goodness, such beautiful, beautiful pictures...Oh my goodness, such beautiful, beautiful pictures! I wish I was there right now! My favorite season is definitely Spring too. WritingNuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16326756274887055685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717808259082655272.post-44765133836573434822016-03-08T20:48:53.809-08:002016-03-08T20:48:53.809-08:00Hi, Mark, when you do visit your in-laws, I hope o...Hi, Mark, when you do visit your in-laws, I hope our spring will still be blooming! Most recently, this week, I noticed the redbud trees booming. Spring is a truly lovely progression in Sacramento.<br />Elizabeth Varadan, Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01708206753256682635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717808259082655272.post-24164837819998361202016-03-08T16:33:59.498-08:002016-03-08T16:33:59.498-08:00Lovely:) Spring is my favorite season in Sacrament...Lovely:) Spring is my favorite season in Sacramento...none of the summer heat or winter cold. Looks like we'll have to pay the in-laws a visit soon:)Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01793077012143289985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717808259082655272.post-82495977370765768112016-03-07T09:11:27.716-08:002016-03-07T09:11:27.716-08:00Hi, Kate. Fall is my other favorite time of the ye...Hi, Kate. Fall is my other favorite time of the year. In both seasons, there is so much beautiful color.<br /><br />Misha, 40 deg. C sounds like our July and August in Sacramento. Usually we get triple digit Fahrenheit, but it's a dry heat, luckily. Humidity is what wipes me out.Elizabeth Varadan, Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01708206753256682635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717808259082655272.post-64690942638585245582016-03-07T00:34:51.403-08:002016-03-07T00:34:51.403-08:00It's beautiful! And now I can hope that the te...It's beautiful! And now I can hope that the temperatures will start falling on my side of the world. I'm SOOOOOOooo over 40degC temperatures.Misha Gerrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717808259082655272.post-60523395593164073152016-03-06T23:09:28.585-08:002016-03-06T23:09:28.585-08:00So pretty! We're heading into fall here, so t...So pretty! We're heading into fall here, so the spring flowers look very cheerful.Kate Larkindalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06202347563426692610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717808259082655272.post-80493376788323664362016-03-01T07:52:10.935-08:002016-03-01T07:52:10.935-08:00Hi, Beverly. Yes, that's my husband's favo...Hi, Beverly. Yes, that's my husband's favorite part of his walking route.Elizabeth Varadan, Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01708206753256682635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717808259082655272.post-88321576562659955212016-03-01T07:51:10.583-08:002016-03-01T07:51:10.583-08:00Tanya, I've been to Canada and know how long y...Tanya, I've been to Canada and know how long your winters are, but when your spring comes, it's quite lovely.Elizabeth Varadan, Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01708206753256682635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717808259082655272.post-91163536936802303632016-03-01T06:02:04.974-08:002016-03-01T06:02:04.974-08:00Gorgeous photographs. A lovely place to take a wal...Gorgeous photographs. A lovely place to take a walk. Wild flowers are blooming in our pasture. The birds are singing. Spring makes me want to stay outside and enjoy this beautiful world.Beverly Stowe McClurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02176195451841801819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717808259082655272.post-65040986333804349202016-02-29T15:55:37.934-08:002016-02-29T15:55:37.934-08:00Oh so beautiful! I have hope, spring will find us ...Oh so beautiful! I have hope, spring will find us soon, too. Tanya Reimerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00293977395016853814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717808259082655272.post-33713467132769441122016-02-27T16:36:50.595-08:002016-02-27T16:36:50.595-08:00Rosi, I'm like you. I'm enjoying the beaut...Rosi, I'm like you. I'm enjoying the beauty of this early spring, and, like you say, it just popped out overnight. But we do need the rain for sure. I hope we'll get it. Elizabeth Varadan, Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01708206753256682635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717808259082655272.post-27567349372053324722016-02-27T16:35:58.899-08:002016-02-27T16:35:58.899-08:00Kenda, I remember redbuds from when we lived in Ge...Kenda, I remember redbuds from when we lived in Georgia. They were beautiful! And the forsythia bushes always was our first sign of spring, there, followed by dogwoods, one of my favorite trees.<br /><br />Elizabeth Varadan, Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01708206753256682635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717808259082655272.post-52007593158237027172016-02-27T16:22:32.697-08:002016-02-27T16:22:32.697-08:00The trees just seemed to all burst out overnight. ...The trees just seemed to all burst out overnight. I was amazed. I do hope our winter hasn't ended just yet, though. We could sure use more rain! Thanks for the lovely pictures.Rosihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01294774973863802821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717808259082655272.post-14003065081111674572016-02-27T14:07:21.192-08:002016-02-27T14:07:21.192-08:00Gorgeous place to take walks, Elizabeth--thanks fo...Gorgeous place to take walks, Elizabeth--thanks for sharing. My walk route isn't showing anything near that beautiful yet, but I'm looking forward to what's to come. Your plum trees look a lot like our redbuds which are some of our earliest blossoming trees, too. Favorite season? Like you, I usually say fall until spring comes along to remind me how beautiful it can be, too. Have a great rest of the weekend :-)Kenda Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12972218446945404475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717808259082655272.post-25639567187680336322016-02-27T08:03:14.445-08:002016-02-27T08:03:14.445-08:00Hi, Natalie. Actually the tulips and daffodils are...Hi, Natalie. Actually the tulips and daffodils aren't our plants, but I see them while walking around Midtown. Midtown is almost like a village set in the middle of the city, and everyone seems to love gardening. We do have calla lilies, though, and they are starting to unfurl. So beautiful. I know spring is different in every location. We used to live in Georgia, and spring didn't come for another month there. What I loved there were the forsythia bushes, some of the earliest bloomers, that would send out sprays of yellow. I loved those bushes.Elizabeth Varadan, Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01708206753256682635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717808259082655272.post-30197957917805450512016-02-27T07:59:42.269-08:002016-02-27T07:59:42.269-08:00Thanks for stopping by, Geo. As a poet/gardener, I...Thanks for stopping by, Geo. As a poet/gardener, I know you especially love springtime in Sacramento!Elizabeth Varadan, Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01708206753256682635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717808259082655272.post-41146884851865701152016-02-27T07:58:53.258-08:002016-02-27T07:58:53.258-08:00Hi, Nicola, Ah . . . the cherry blossoms. I love A...Hi, Nicola, Ah . . . the cherry blossoms. I love A. E. Houseman's poem, "Loveliest of Trees," about the cherry blossoms. Elizabeth Varadan, Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01708206753256682635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717808259082655272.post-16668038204304881872016-02-27T05:27:20.329-08:002016-02-27T05:27:20.329-08:00Beautiful place. It looks very much like my favour...Beautiful place. It looks very much like my favourite town in England (UK). Unfortunately spring hasn't arrived yet so everything still looks drab. Looking forward to the cherry blossoms arriving here. Nicolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14674648154579013578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717808259082655272.post-53249677345234830022016-02-27T03:48:55.329-08:002016-02-27T03:48:55.329-08:00Beautiful park. Awesome that you have bulbs coming...Beautiful park. Awesome that you have bulbs coming up already. I can't complain. It's getting up to 50 today in Michigan in the winter. I'll be walking too.Natalie Aguirrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03756087804171246660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717808259082655272.post-56732609811858693882016-02-26T15:30:34.725-08:002016-02-26T15:30:34.725-08:00I too am enjoying our signs of spring, Elizabeth, ...I too am enjoying our signs of spring, Elizabeth, which you have so capably captured at McKinley Park. Beautiful photos!Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.com