Flowers along the path

Many flowers and many paths, actually. For the past couple of weeks, I've been enjoying a stay-at-home, project-oriented, gardening-focused vacation.

Here are a few photographs of my favourite floral finds from recent long walks (another favourite vacation activity):

Orange poppies among the pansies

Spanish Lavender (Lavandula stoechas) at English Bay

Irises soften the concrete & glass skyline

Mystery vine with apple-coloured blossoms weaves its way through the Snowflake Viburnum (below)

 

Snowflake Viburnum (Viburnum opulus) & balcony bokeh

In June as many as a dozen species may burst their buds on a single day. 
No man can heed all of these anniversaries; no man can ignore all of them. 
~Aldo Leopold

Happy June, everyone. What's blooming in your gardens & neighbourhoods now?

Sunshine...

bright colour...

and fresh buds on a living fence (willow, perhaps)...

 ... an inviting path to the vernal equinox this past Sunday afternoon.

For three, blissful hours we walked with frequent stops to view spring emerging and unfurling.

I love spring anywhere, but if I could choose I would always greet it in a garden. 
~Ruth Stout