The Essence of Spring

J+M+J

This is what spring is all about. Flowers, buds, leaves, and life. It’s beautiful.

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These just opened Saturday and they are already fading and falling apart. How fast tulips pass!

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These red lilies remind me of pineapples.

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These are strawberry leaves.

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Buds of my favorite spring flower, columbine. These last for more than a month, unlike tulips. I have had a few trailing blooms on the Fourth of July!

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New leaves on the maple tree.

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I have waited all winter for these creamy double daffodils to bloom for the first time. Daffodils are my birth flower.

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This is not the best picture, but I wanted to share the lovely pink color on the inside of these tulips. I never realized how lovely they would be when I planted them. I think these are the best tulips I have ever planted.

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A better picture, if you ignore my shadow.

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My bleeding heart looks like it will have a good year. Though it is not very tall yet, the bush is very compact and, well, bushy.

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