in the garden today

pansy 'black beauty' enjoying the rainy weather



purple rock cress starting to bloom



lily-flowering tulip 'jacqueline'


lavender 'hidcote' coming back to life



chocolate cosmos, started inside in March, enjoying the sun outdoors today


tulips 'apricot impression' and 'pink impression' out front

time for home-grown bouquets

Early tulips on the windowsill this morning.

at last

After a dismally sick week at home, spring is really blooming today. Some spirit-lifting sights out the back window:

L's tree.

The transplanted lilac, coming to life.

Along the fence.

My mother's favorite shrub.

Corn gluten meal down a few weeks ago, compost pile turned.  Milky spore and many seeds waiting for the right time. Or really waiting for a free moment, which never seems to come.