The garden, as April fades into May

A chilly spring and a fickle April,

 but I am being gradually lured out into the garden to plant salad greens, potatoes

 and the few perennials and summer bulbs I picked up 

at the garden shop.

The King Alfred's were glorious and my rather depleted supply of them

(compared to other years in the hillside garden)

mostly went on to the Altar, and from there

to others in the Parish who are not

fortunate enough to have even a

depleted supply.

The tulips and narcissus have taken their place.

And a few late daffodils.

And the pretty pink blossoms of the Elephant's Ear have

started to shoot up under the Mountain Ash.

I planted a new hosta in the shady berm under the neighbour's

evergreens, hoping that it will do as well as the 

one we put in a few years ago.

It was pleasing to see the mystery tree we de-horned this spring

has all sorts of beautiful fresh sprouts and leaves

and that the Mountain Ash we thought was ill and dying last fall

is looking healthy and full of vigor and new buds.

After taking some Welsh Cakes to the Royal Purple to serve at a 100th year Anniversary

tomorrow I went up to visit  the folks on the hill,

but nobody was home so I admired their lovely blossoms

and took some pictures

of the Flowering Almond

and the beautiful magnolia

and the blossoming cherries and plums

Here at home budding lilacs

burgeoning poppies

and blue sky over Apex, in the distance,

fill me with enthusiasm for May!!!