Perhaps a better title for this morning's offering would be "in the pink". All over the village, trees are putting out frizzy offerings and doing their best to green up after a long winter, albeit a spring that is ambivalent about showing up and hanging around for a while.
Gardening in the village traditionally begins on the long weekend in May, but nights are still cool, and spring planting may be a little late this year. Caution in such matters is in order - there have been years when killing frosts and snow storms at the end of May turned our hopeful undertakings into exercises in futility. Tucking the baby kales, tomatoes, leeks and herbs into their earthy homes may have to wait a while, better to play things safe than have to bury one's cherished veggie children before their time.
There are blooming squill in the garden at the moment, and day lilies are coming up, but tulips and daffodils are just getting started and won't be out for several days. In the meantime, there are all these lovely frowsy trees in the hedgerow to snap photos of, and their colors are absolutely fabulous in morning light. We grab our gloves and mufflers, turn up our collars against the wind, and off we go.
For some reason or other, Van Morrison's "Into the Mystic" came to mind this morning as we were setting out. Goddess only knows why.
5 comments:
What a startlingly beautiful hot pink that is! What is the plant I wonder? Into the Mystic is one of our favorite songs by Van Morrison. A perfect one to match this bloom...
We've been so warm here in April that things are blossoming. So I bought a fully blossoming pot of tulips from the store because they looked so beautiful, then planted it in a large pot out side. Within two days they had died... :( Guess the nights were still too cold. And the terrible winds just shredded their fragile petals... I planted more than a month early! Forgot that we shouldn't plant until at least Mother's Day. Oh well - next year...
Greetings Cate! Not sure if you saw my previous comment but what is that beautiful pink blooming plant?
Christina, this is red maple tree in bud, a female tree. Isn't she lovely?
Absolutely Gorgeous! Thank-you for identifying that beauty for me!
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