simple

A simple plant wearing flowers decorates the landscape. As I walked down a path at Halibut Point State Park yesterday a flash of pink caught my eye, clover in bloom.

foggy

It was a chilly day today, with a sky covered by a solid layer of clouds. Given that tomorrow's forecast calls for heavy rain I decided to head to the coast this morning. As I got closer, fog rolled in. There are some windmills on route 128 in Gloucester; today I could only see the bottom of one of the blades.

My wandering destination was Halibut Point State Park. On a clear day it's possible to look over the quarry and see the ocean beyond. Today that wasn't possible.

There was a little more visibility once I walked out on the rocky coastline.

More photos from today's coastal wander can be seen in the gallery Halibut Point :: 2016 starting with this photo and ending here.

pure purple

Late in the afternoon I headed to Stevens-Coolidge Place for a garden visit. It seems like the warm air brings very quick changes to the floral occupants that create a feast for our eyes.

Many varieties of iris were in full bloom. This one wearing pure purple made me smile.

tiny

As I was walking in the garden at Long Hill a tiny splash of color caught my eye. It's amazing how little flowers pop and insist on being seen.

pop!

When I visited the gardens of the Stevens-Coolidge Place on Sunday there were just a few poppies open. Today I was greeted by a sea of orange.

peonies

It's amazing to see the changes in a garden in just over a week. Yesterday I walked the gardens at Long Hill and was greeted by peonies in bloom.

looking down

As I was walking yesterday I looked down to see a carpet of tiny flowers at my feet.

first iris

I was delighted to see iris in bloom when I visited the Stevens-Coolidge Place this afternoon. There were a couple of varieties in bloom; many more were wearing buds.

to Bedrock Gardens

This weekend is the first open house of the year at Bedrock Gardens. A desire to wander among sculptures drew me to Lee, NH for a visit.

I plan to return again as the temperatures grow warmer and encourage flower bloom.

More photos of this fabulous place can be viewed in the gallery Bedrock Gardens :: 2016.

If you live in the vicinity of southern New Hampshire and you enjoy creativity I highly recommend a visit!

delicate

I love the delicate flowers of spring! These were captured at Long Hill just over a week ago.