Sequestered, Week 295 (CCXCV)

Magnolia in Bloom

Wordless Wednesday - In the PInk

Wordless Wednesday - In the Pink

In the Pink

Sequestered, Week 113 (CXIII)

Coming to Light

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.

The Heart of Perfection

In the Pink, Fragrantly

Bumble Girls in the Pink

Wordless Wednesday - By the Pond

Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata)

In the Pink