Day of Days.

5-17-12 SHORT HILLS: Today was the kind of day you want to pre-order for your next summer function. Dry, low humidity, seventies, sunny, gentle zephyr—perfect. I don’t have a lot to add, but couldn’t let the day go by without recognition and credit.

Actually, I can say that this season, so far, seems to agree with pretty much all the plants from grass to trees. [Except our dying red oak.] Is it the mild winter, the early heat wave, a nice balance of rain and sun?

I cleaned up the weeded piles from yesterday and did a bit of pruning, but mostly admired the day. 

New blooms: tulip tree, mock orange.

Rose.

Tulip Tree.