I was surprised at the number of rose bushes I saw planted all around the airport in Marrakesh, and when we were headed east to the Sahara, we passed through the Dades Gorge, where tons and tons of roses grow.
Cactus Flower
These cacti were all over parts of Morocco and southern Spain, with beautiful yellow flowers.
Orange Tulip
Another picture of spring tulips!
Daisy
Beautiful yellow prairie flowers!
Magnolia Flower
Magnolia trees are beautiful–ours is only a couple years old, and seems to really bloom nicely every other year. This picture is from last year when there were tons of blooms on it; currently, there’s only a couple of buds getting ready to bloom.
Tulips
I love tulips; the huge array of colors, and how they are some of the first flowers to appear.
Flower
I wish I could be more specific, but I’m not sure what kind of flower this is–these are found in northern Minnesota, in the fall.
Getting Closer to Spring
I don’t quite have blooming tulips yet–this picture was from a couple of years ago. So bright and colorful!
A Few More Sunflowers
And yet more sunflowers from northern MN.
Crocus
No, these pictures aren’t from this year–I just checked and no sign of crocus or tulips coming up yet. I took these in mid-April, in 2011…so hopefully that means we’re just a couple weeks away!
