May 2026: May flowers

April showers bring May flowers!

Annual arrivals: peonies and lilacs.

Red hot poker ready to show off in late May.

Our son, Rylan, picking sunflowers for the first time.

I'm always happy to see our poppies bloom right before Memorial Day, as they symbolize remembrance for fallen soldiers.

Butterfly on a flowering weed.

White mullein found on our property.

This is my daughter, Eloie (7), holding flowers she received for Christmas.

My favorite red peony.

May flower up close, and