Spring into Summer

[Note - For best viewing of these flower photos, I highly recommend viewing this post at the website: http://stevescameraview.blogspot.com - Steve]

Spring somehow slipped into summer before I knew it this year!  Something about the weather wobbling between cool and warm, wet and dry, and it was hard to tell what season we were in.  But the flowers still managed to move in a steady progression.

The primrose originally from my grandmother Irene has spread somewhat, and still blooms reliably, followed soon after by the white forsythia with its fragrant flowers emerging before the leaves.  (I transplated two smaller plants of the white forsythia last fall, and they both survived the winter, giving me hope of more blooming next year.)

The bleeding heart and the wood anemone were both very happy this year

and while the epimedium (above) and the trout lily (below) both emerged brightly, they faded quickly as the heat returned.

As spring got late, the wild geranium bloomed by the sides of the road; and then the field flowers started blooming and we knew summer was really starting.

For Amy, as much as she likes the flowers, the truly joyous beginning of summer is the first handful of wild strawberries from the field!