Busily.

A honeybee busily works a Purple Coneflower bloom in the front yard.

Brilliantly.

This hibiscus flower shone brilliantly in an evening sunbeam.

One of my favourites.

Of all flowers, Johnny Jump-ups are one of my favourites. We are blessed to have them in abundance.

Favourite.

Forget-me-nots are among my most favourite flowers.

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In bloom, 4

Gaillardia.

In bloom, 2

Tickseed abloom.

In bloom.

Many of the plants in our garden are in bloom now. Here, the spirea.

Bursting

For us, the first half of May has been significantly colder than the historical norm, which has slowed down springs’ arrival. Then we had a month’s worth of rain in five days. As of Tuesday spring finally seems to be here to stay, which means that our redbud tree is bursting with colour!

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