The Bloomin' Month of May

Sometimes, in the middle of all the cleanup, you have to ignore the weeds and celebrate the fact that so much is beginning to flower.

The climbing rose has been smiling blooms for a few days now. But sweet as they are, the roses I wait for are the ones that were given as house warming gifts when we first moved in. Each year I look forward to seeing who will bloom first, "Heritage", "Just Joey" or "Gertrude Jekyll".




This year, by a bud, it was Gertrude: