Viburnum

Viburnum plicatum 'Mariesii'

I think this cultivar should be called 'Lepidoptera alba' - the bracts look like white butterflies fluttering around tiny yellow flowers.

Blooming in the park

"The lovely flowers
embarrass me.
They make me regret
I am not a bee..."
— Emily Dickinson

Wordless Wednesday

Sweet, spicy & the first tomato...

...these are the most exciting crops on my balcony this week:

Sweet Greens & Reds (Renee's Garden) - a mix of 'Little Gem', 'Tango', 'Cimarron', & 'Outredgeous' lettuces

California Spicy Blend (Renee's Garden) - a blend of Arugula, Curly Endive, Red Mustard and Mizuna

The first berry on my 'Glacier' tomato plant (seeds from Tatiana's TOMATObase) - I've named him Harry Little Tom.  {Lucy will know why ;-).}

Short & sweet reading list:

The balcony gardener's Edibles post

Consider the lettuce (thanks go to @Kathryn for tweeting this link recently)

Spicy greens for your garden

Tomato - An Anatomy Atlas

Lost Lagoon

Sunday afternoon at the Lagoon

"In every walk with Nature one receives far more than [s]he seeks."
    ~ John Muir

Lagoon Drive

"I only went out for a walk and finally concluded to stay out till sundown, for going out, I found, was really going in."
    ~ John Muir