Today was warm and windy . Flowers that were buds yesterday are open wide today. The deep brilliant blue of these scilla makes me sigh with contentment. You do have to lie down on the ground with the camera to get this view. I even managed to get back up without help!
This patch of snow in summer went from bud to flower in one day. Planted in a fairly large group, these look great even from a distance.
This large planting of Ducth iris is outstanding. I think every bud is open now. Some of the others that have been open longer have faded in the heat and hot sun. They were great while they lasted. If the forecast is correct tomorrow will bring a return to cold. These flowers can take that . If anything it will make them last longer.
Today there were 4 winter aconite flowers. Yesterday the plant was barely visible. Their cheery yellow can also stand up to the cold.
I'm always delighted to see the emergence of my squirrel corn plants. These delicate looking plants and unusual flowers sometimes get uprooted , I don't know that it is squirrels who do it, but they got their name somehow. This spring ephemeral wildflower is always short lived, but wonderful to see just the same.
So if tomorrow does turn out to be cold with sleet, these flowers should brave the elements with ease. I probably will not be as beautifully gracious about it, but I'll make it too. I heard the peepers tonight. Spring is here even the little frogs know it!
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