April week 1

Wow, nothing like a few days in the mid 90's to get spring moving along! It seems like everything in the world was in bloom this past week. I think the first week in April should be a national holiday so everyone gets the chance to enjoy this beautiful time of year.

I think this will be the shortest dogwood season ever. Last week there were a few blooms just beginning to open, and this week they're already turning brown!

It's quite a contrast to this week last year when we had that freak snowstorm:

Other sights around town:
wisteria blooming on the 'ruins' outside the public library,

Kwanzan cherry,

schipka laurel,

a wall of kerria,
and Philadelphia fleabane.
In Colonial Williamsburg,
some great old-fashioned tulips,

lilacs,

Carolina silverbell,

Carolina cherrylaurel,

forget-me-nots,

columbine,

red buckeye,

and coral honeysuckle.

In my yard:
barrenwort,

and at a friend's house, Easter cactus.
The rest of my April week 1 photos are on my flickr page.