More of the Parade.

4-16-19 SHORT HILLS: The last storm, on the night before last, gave us 1.2 inches of rain. We are probably caught up. There was a lot of electrical activity, and Kaley was very upset with the flashing and crashing. A little CBD seemed to help.

Today started out cool, but ended up in the sixties. The rain, sun and warmth have brought several flowers out of hiding.

Vermont tomorrow.

New blooms: violet, pear, quince, bloodroot, trout lily, barberry.


Chipping sparrow, first visit that I've noticed this spring.

C.S. again.

Daffodil, different flavor.

Violet. Another spring miniflower.

Yochino Cherry at peak.

Pear flower.

Trout lily with pollinator bee gets the whole job done in a couple weeks and is off the rest of the year.

Bloodroot is very short lived flower, but the leaves are around all season.