Pollen-dusted.

Pollen-dusted from earlier harvesting, a bee works one of the Purple Coneflowers in our flower patch.

A bee, dusted with pollen, harvests more pollen from a Purple Coneflower.

In bloom.

Faye was walking home from the post office when she saw this tulip tree blooming, and said I needed to bring the camera. So I did.

We have never seen tulip tree flowers up close. They are native to southwest Ontario, though a little uncommon. We are fortunate to have two (much smaller) tulip trees in our yard and hope to be around long enough to see the older one flower.

A photo of a number of tulip tree flowers.

A photo of two tulip tree flowers.
Close-up photo of a tulip tree flower laying on the ground.

Height of bloom.

We recently strolled in the bush at Wawanosh Lake and found the trilliums are at the height of bloom.

A close-up photo of a White Trillium (Trillium grandiflorum), Ontarios’ official provincial flower.

Favourite.

Johnny Jump-ups are perhaps my favourite spring flower.

A close-up image of a Johnny Junp-up bloom.

Favourite.

The Forget-me-not is one of my favourite flowers. Our yard has several clumps which reseed every year and have for years.

Down on its level.

It is spring and the garden is abloom, including the trilliums. I got down on its level to photograph the Red Trillium.

Spring is here.

While the calendar may insist it’s still a few days away, these crocuses in the backyard beg to differ.

From the archive.

A cheerful flower to admire on a late winter day, and to look forward to seeing this summer.

A Blanket Flower, Latin name Gaillardia pulchella, in bloom.

Still lovely.

While just past its prime, this hibiscus bloom is still lovely.

Brilliant colour.

It’s good to have a last burst of brilliant colour as we enter the seasons of muted colour.