Betsy's Mother's Day Flowers

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Betsy really hit the jackpot on Mother's Day.  She got flowers from her son Jeff and his wife Dawn, and from my son Bob and his significant other Melissa.  I took this photo of my Beautiful Bride with her beautiful flowers last week.

Byrd Lake

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Cumberland Mountain State Park near Crossville is not a large park, but it does contain a beautiful lake, Byrd Lake.  One of our favorite activities at the park is to have a delicious buffet at the restaurant overlooking this lake.

Replete Daffodil

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Although Spring was late in arriving in the Glade, we've been enjoying the display our Spring flowers have been providing.  While we have quite a few 'traditional' daffodils, we have some that are not quite so common.  This daffodil, Replete, is a double daffodil.  We really like the vibrant orange that it displays.

Pink Dogwood Blossoms

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One of the joys of Spring is seeing the pink dogwood tree in our front yard in bloom.  This picture is from my archives, but I like it for the beautiful shade of pink in the blossoms.

Sempervivum

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Sempervivum ('always alive'), or hens and chicks, are wonderful succulents that we have growing several places in our yard.  They need very little care and multiply very well, filling in spots where other plants don't seem to thrive.  The color and form varies, but they are always fascinating.

Full Pink Moon

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Last night's full moon was a Full Pink Moon.  Pink, or wild phlox, is one of the earliest flowers of spring.  Native American coastal tribes called this full moon the Full Fish Moon, since the shad came upstream to spawn at this time.

I'm glad 'Pink' doesn't refer to the color of the moon, as I thought it was more golden than pink.

Cane Creek Cascades

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Fall Creek Falls State Park here in Tennessee has five major waterfalls, and this isn't one of them.  This is Cane Creek Cascades, which is just above Cane Creek Falls.  I have to admit that it looks like a waterfall to me.