side by side

Two flowers stand side by side, decorating the garden with a splash of pink and purple.

a touch of yellow

This mystery flower posed for me, adding a touch of yellow to the garden.

in the distance

As I walked along a road in Topsfield, a glimmer of water in the distance caught my eye.

white

A variety of late season daffodils caught my eye as I wandered through the gardens of Long Hill last weekend.

first iris

When I was walking for exercise yesterday I saw my first bearded iris of the season. Yes, of course I returned later with my camera!

I continue to be fascinated by these very intricate flowers.

tulips fade

It's nearing the end of tulip season here.
I find that flowers at the end of life wear a different form of beauty.

peonies pop

I'm not sure what triggered my checking the open Trustees of Reservations sites yesterday but I'm glad that I did since Long Hill showed as open. I quickly gathered camera and lenses and headed there to visit the flowers.

Long Hill is a garden that really shines in the spring. In years past I've visited twice in May, once early in the month and once late. I missed some of the early blooming flowers this year but I'm very happy that the tree peonies are still in bloom.

If you're interested in seeing more flowers from yesterday's visit, the full gallery is available here.

poppies

Poppies are delicate and fleeting. I felt lucky to see some as I walked in Topsfield yesterday.

One day I would love to see the poppy bloom in California. For now I treasure the brief glimpses here in the northeast.

blue skies, growing green

Today the skies wore pure blue and the trees were clad in green.

azalea in pink

A walk in Maudslay State Park earlier this week showed me that this year's azalea bloom has started.