a moment of peony
Early this morning I attempted to photograph their beauty with my cell phone.
Please read this February 2016 poem by Brian Bilston (on twitter), America is a Gun. Then take action.
Peony Watch 2022
And so it begins.
I’ve been watching since the stalks first emerged weeks ago. The growth over recent weeks is amazing. This second photo was taken the last week of April.
peonies!
Sometimes since I’ve been in the garden I’ve looked up through the trees at the sky and I have had a strange feeling of being happy as if something was pushing and drawing in my chest and making me breathe fast. Magic is always pushing and drawing and making things out of nothing. Everything is made out of magic, leaves and trees, flowers and birds, badgers and foxes and squirrels and people. So it must be all around us. In this garden – in all the places.
~ Frances Hodgson Burnett, The Secret Garden
peony watch 2016
Not yet.
We had a long and cold Spring. The past couple of days are the first to see temperatures rise into the high 80s. Two weeks ago that didn’t stop me from starting peony watch, after another week of growth they’re closer, but it will still be a while.
The dandelions are excited for the warmer weather, as am I.
Bleeding hearts always surprise me.
Dogwood blossoms offer simple beauty and implore me to pull out the watercolours and paint. I plan to make some time over this long weekend.
What do you anticipate most in your garden each year?