Oh, How I Love This Time of Year!

By Vickilane

The forsythia is a golden explosion . . . And a shy primrose emerges.

The tree peony unfurls its new foliage . . .

Daffodils are poised to open . . .

Hellebores have been blooming for months  . . .

A single daffodil unwraps its trumpet. . .


An Oriental magnolia down the road is a glory again.

Another hellebore and a clump of grape hyacinths show out -- both undemanding and both beautiful.