WILD INVASIVE LUPINES!
     Although some people are put off by lupines saying they are invasive, I think they are magnificent.  They bloom all over the island in Spring.  Mostly they are a purplish-blue, but I have seen them in other colors.  I prefer the blue and the white.  It's hypnotic to drive by an empty field or a pasture filled with lupine and watching them rippling in the breeze.  I guess it's a bit like the waving fields of grain. 
     I find my self going for a drive or a walk just to check out the progress of the lupine blossoms.  It's definitely a Spring Thing up here - watching for the lupines to bloom.

LILACS AND WILD ROSES.

     With the weather being so nice we can have the windows open at night and enjoy the invigorating cool breezes coming in from the water.  These breezes bring the scent of the lilacs and roses into and throughout the house.  I personally think the scent of lilacs helps to induce sweet and wonderful dreams.  The wild roses stay with us most of the summer, but sadly the lilac season is short.  Soon the blossoms will die off and we will be left with the memory to sustain us through another winter. 

SPRING WAS LATE.
     Yes, Spring was late this year, but we can forget all about that this Fall when we still have lovely Indian Summer weather well into November.
     When the winds, stop, the rain ceases, and the tiny delicate buds begin to make their appearance I think it changes the outlook and attitude of the entire community.  The air smells alive and fresh and we know it will not be long until we can inhale the dizzying scent of lilacs and wild roses which are prolific on out little island.  We also have an over-abundance of lupine.  The lupine don't have much of a scent, but the visual they present is totally overwhelming.  What a wonderful place to live.  After all, the snow and the winds are not forever.  

A NEW DAY - A NEW BEGINNING.

    
     So, I see it has been almost a year since I posted anything here.  And to think when I started this blog I promised myself I would be faithful to it.  What better time than now to begin anew with much better resolve.
     This is a picture of a rainbow behind our neighbors house.  It was after too many days of too much rain.  Since then we have had some sunny bright days to benefit my gardens and my mental state.  I am not to overly fond of rain in such large doses, but I am thankful we do not have the horrid flooding that seems to be happening all over the country.  I try to hold those victims in my heart and in my prayers.  Oh well, maybe the sun WILL come out tomorrow!