A nice drizzle of rain left some lovely jewel-like drops on my crocuses, it was just so lovely I had to share. I’m so excited by this garden, it’s full of surprises. Since we moved into the house in August we have no idea what is in the garden for spring. We’re enjoying each day and the new joys that come up every day. First to come up were actually the dwarf irises, with the crocuses only coming up about a week later.

Today brought the first tulip of the season, and a trek into the backyard introduced me to the blooms on the weeping pussy willow. I never knew that pussy willows smelled so sweet when they blooming, now I do. The hydrangeas are making new leaves and leaf-buds, alas some were accidentally cut back this winter and probably won’t bloom since the blooming wood has been removed- oops! Oh well, life continues…

The next big surprise will be finding out what this mystery plant is. While clearing up some of the leaf mulch and cutting out a few bold weeds, I discovered a number of these bright red plant spikes coming up. Anyone know what these might be? To see a larger version of the photo for better analysis, it’s available on flickr.