More May Flowers
Yes, I know it’s June 1 today but this post is full of May flowers that I’ve collected over the last few weeks. What’s crazy is that at this very moment, it’s hailing and pouring rain. This is not the sort of weather that summer roses are accustomed to around here. Yet perhaps I can conjure summer with these beauties. Above are “popcorn” roses at Mom and Dad’s house.
Bearded iris
Lilac dipping low over the swimming pool
Mom’s perfect calla lily
“Daybreak” rose
Zany gazania
Coastal California poppies and other wildflowers
Sunny ice plant
“The Earth laughs in flowers.” —Ralph Waldo Emerson