Thursday, May 12, 2005
Snow In May
The middle of May is high spring, my favorite time of year in the garden, when the azaleas are in full bloom, the peonies are bent to the ground with the lushness of their blooms, and the double-file viburnums rise above all this riotous color in pristine whiteness. As if to confirm that this is the peak of the garden party, the black cherry picks this time to drop its flower petals, like a cloud of confetti. We have perhaps a hundred of these tall, magnificent trees in the woods, covered in spring with fluffy flower clusters, and when the petals start dropping, it's as if you are in a constant snow storm. Every breeze brings another flurry of tiny dots floating everywhere, and making the ground almost white in their abundance. It gives a dream-like feeling to the garden to be wandering the trails in this treasure house of color and bloom, while confetti swirls around you. It's a nice touch.
// posted by IBOY @ 12:45 PM 
