The year’s first tulip burst open this morning in the back yard. I really do like this variety a lot, with its bright red petals and yellow center.
A quick tour of the yard revealed a number of other tulips on the verge of blooming. Also, we have more fern peonies this year than I’ve ever seen before, probably because I pruned back a couple of the larger standard peony plants.
This flower sure was a welcome sight after all of last night’s hail and wind and rain.