Springing into summer

 It's that time of year when spring is ending and summer season has arrived . It has been unusual spring due to the on going weather disturbances and concurrent rains  which has lead to unusual wet spring. 

It is the time to bid adieu Spring blossoms and welcome summer in the garden 

                                     Petunias and pansies are giving last of their booms with rise in temperatures  

                                                                       

I am surprised by consistent blooming of Geraniums and Blanket flower for the most part of spring 

Cornflowers 

I had added some of the new varieties of Kalanchoe this spring in my garden 

                                                               Kalanchoes blossfeldiana blooming

                                 Bougainvilleas are back in blooms  as Summer season is back 

                        Adenium is blooming finally  after rise in temperatures 

                                                             

                              Spider lilies are blooming with summer arrival , summer and rains are best season for lily blooms           

                                                            spi

                        

             I spotted this butterfly with unusual blue color , Anyone knows the ID                                                          

              In my recent visit to Bird sanctuary I spotted this beautiful Indian painted stork 

                                                                 

                                                          

                                                              Indian painted stork feeding on fish        

Finally an ode to mountains 

                                                          

                                                                           

Signs of Spring ?

 The weather is becoming unpredictable every passing year ,it was just a week ago that cold waves and fog conditions was prevalent in the  whole city and there was no sign of warming up of weather and it is now in this week that temperatures are increasing every day which has helped the annuals and perennials to come up with blooms.

Although there are few weeks left for the outbreak of spring the sudden rise in temperatures has led to early formation of buds on plants

                                                         Knock out Rose 

                                                             Helichrysum Plant

                                                           Sweet peas                                                              

Corn Flower  buds 

It could be quite possible  by the next year that spring outbreak could be observed in the January itself going by the decreasing winter every year.

A Hazy Sunrise 

                      

                                 Indian Robbin 

 

                                     

Before the spring ends

This year is quite unusual for everyone out in the world.Since nature has yet again proved its superiority in  controlling our life. The  year began marking the longest possible winter in my region with spring being on and off with western disturbances altering  the weather pattern every week .But finally heat of summer can be felt with temperature soaring high day by day .

Meanwhile spring flowers are at their end stage of blooming

                                                              Dahlberg daisy covering flowering bed

Bottle brush or Callistemon tree in to flowering

Some of the Ranunculus plants that survived the unusual long winter period with hailstorms and continuous rains                                                                                                                            

Dahlias are doing great inspite temperatures are high

Gerbera

Mimulus flower

Delphiniums and Lupines 

Plumbago is back  in to blooms with high temperatures

Butterfly pea blooms are surprising for  this time of the year

Miniature roses are pretty sight among all other spring blooms

Matthiola incana blooms at their last stage 

Nasturtium in full blooms

The only kalanchoe left into flowering till now 

It has been wonderful year for Godetia blooms

and for Nemesias too 

Verbenas are quite a pleasent scene among other spring blooms

Chrysanthemum carinatum 

Amaryllis lily in full glory check out my other blooms of Amaryllis lily here  - Amaryllis-lily-season

Cornflowers are  blooming in abundance 

Impatiens wallerina

Miniature Carnations are bountiful bloomers at this time

Gazanias are  magical with their intrinsic patterns and colors of blooms

Geraniums are so adorable in spring time 

Finally summer flowers are coming out of hibernation

Bougainvilleas

Adeniums

Meanwhile Purple Sunbird spotted feeding on Pomegranate flower                                                            

When you wake up to morning like this                                                                                                

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