pink

A planter filled with pink tulips decorates the landscape with a splash of color.

fading

As spring days pass, early blooming flowers fade.

Even faded flowers catch my eye. I think this daffodil wears a different kind of beauty.

trees reflecting

Yesterday afternoon was dry with variable clouds. Some of the clouds looked like they held rain, others seemed to be for decoration. Walking along the Topsfield Linear Common provided this view of trees reflecting in a pooled section of the Ipswich River.

poppy, surrounded

A poppy in bright orange is surrounded by tulips.

in the woods

McKaig Nature Center was a good place to walk this morning. Leaves are emerging, painting the landscape with shades of green.

tulip, posed

A tulip in deep pink bends to the side as it begins to open.

scattered

I love wandering through gardens to enjoy the different shapes and colors of the current season's flowers. I have a strong preference for seeing flowers scattered through both garden beds and the surrounding green areas.

Here's a pop of yellow from tulips scattered on a hill of green.

tiny daffodils

Varieties of daffodils decorate Chanticleer Gardens. Some are tiny, some larger.

flowering tree

I wandered through Jenkins Arboretum this morning, following paths surrounded by floral color. Azalea was starting to bloom, flowers close to the ground added color, and there were trees wearing flowers too.

simplicity

Early spring flowers present a simple beauty. This vinca creates a pop of purple in a sea of green leaves.

seeking sunshine

This daffodil appears to be seeking sunshine, tipping its flower to the sky.

April snow

Early morning rain changed to snow, highlighting spring flowers with white.

evergreen

While decidious trees are not yet wearing green, evergreens provide a pop of color among the trees.

visiting animals

Yesterday I walked a loop in Topsfield, passing by a farm that houses rescue animals.

This little goat wanted to come out and play!

striped

I was already familiar with the deep blue purple of tiny Siberian Squill but before this year I don't remember seeing these striped beauties. Using a photo-based plant identification app I found that this variety is known as Striped Squill.

The app that I am using to identify plants is Pl@ntNet. It is available both as a web page and an app for a phone.

periwinkle posing

Small spring flowers provided color on this very gray day.

A periwinkle posed for my camera as I walked through the gardens of Long Hill.

violets

I was walking on a local trail this afternoon when a bit of purple caught my eye. I looked down to find patches of tiny violets in full bloom.

early azalea

Maudslay State Park was once a large estate populated by a large number of azalea and rhododendron. The flowers bloom across a couple of months, and while it is very early in the blooming season I found a single azalea wearing pink when I walked in the park yesterday.

forsythia

Forsythia is starting to bloom. It creates pops of bright yellow across the landscape.

a splash of pink

This tulip-like flower decorates a garden with a splash of pink.

at Halibut Point

Swaths of exposed granite create a footpath between thick vegetation in a coastal section of Halibut Point State Park.

background color

The bright yellow of this daffodil is enhanced by the background blues of tiny glory of the snow.

a carpet of flowers

Wednesday's Long Hill visit was delightful. In some spots there appeared to be a carpet of very tiny flowers spreading color across the early spring landscape.

This was my earliest visit there. When I looked back through past year's photo galleries I can see that my usual visit time at Long Hill was in early to late May. Heading out at the end of March allowed me to enjoy early season tiny flowers; it's time for a new visit habit!

I plan to return often to watch the flowers change.

You can see more early season flowers in the gallery Long Hill :: 2021.

blue & white

A walk in the gardens of Long Hill yesterday allowed me to enjoy the bright color of tiny flowers.