While I was sick in bed with a terrible cold for most of the first part of this week, the Hyacinths were still blossoming even though I had totally forgotten to water them.

Just some more random tree shots with bare branches…

The top of the big Maple in front of our house… from the other side.

The Magpie nest from last spring is still on top of the birch! I wonder if they’re going to dismantle it like their previous nest last year again that was in the nearby Maple tree.

The trees on the North side of the backyard look amazing even in the winter.

How about some wintery photos without the snow? Here’s the big
maple tree in front of the balconies, seen from ground level.

Good news – the rescued Hyacinths have survived the repotting and are growing and doing well!

During a brief gap in today’s heavy storms I noticed a colourful spot on the balcony – some Hyacinth bulbs I had forgotten in a flowerbox had started to sprout! I rescued them and put them in a proper flowerpot. And while I took them inside to rescue them from the crazy weather, they still count as Balcony Flowers, so this post marks the beginning of another year of this series :-).

A snowy backyard panorama and possibly the last snow photo of the 2016/17 winter.
This photo is from February 11th and nine days later it’s 10°C with constant rain!

One last photo of the snowy branches.