Unfurl

Last year, when spring was slow to arrive, I got to share an early dose of colorful foliage with you after a March visit to California. This year, with spring so quick on the heels of a mild winter, somehow I haven't managed to post any photos of the green and growing world until now. Looking over my photos, though, I find that I've captured bits of the transformation. Here are some portraits of the season unfurling, all taken in my yard between March and May.

Bleeding Heart

Fern fiddlehead

Chive blossom

Sweet Woodruff

Forget-Me-Not buds and flowers

Maidenhair Fern

Front yard peach blossoms

Asparagus in the garden

Iris

First year of blossoms for the backyard lilac

Dandelion seed head