Pink petals catching their light

A line in W.S. Merwin's poem, The Furrow, inspired this post's title.

.....as the thin clouds
of that season slipped past gray branches on which the early
      white petals were catching their light......

Trillium ovatum

Sakura (cherry blossoms)

Flowering crabapple (Malus)

Sakura (cherry blossoms)

Clematis montana

Clematis montana

Buds before blossoms

I was about to list the names of these plants but then thought it might be fun if you tried to guess them. I know at least one reader who will easily score 5 out of 5.

In my next post I will share photos of shrubs and trees in full and glorious blossom.

Early April on the balcony

Narcissus 'Tete-a-tete'

Lewisia cotyledon forma alba

Left to right:

Acer palmatum 'Inaba Shidare' (Inaba Shidare Japanese Maple)
Ophiopogon planiscapus 'Nigrescens' (Black Mondo Grass) - peeking out from beneath the maple
Heuchera 'Obsidian' & Violas, 'SorbetTM Lemon Chiffon' & 'SorbetTM Babyface Purple'