Phenology: flowers and food

[redbird]

A neighboring garden has lily of the valley in a position where I can readily sniff them. I have to bend down, but can do so by kneeling on the sidewalk. They also have bright red roses, and the first irises I've seen this year. I was briefly concerned that I'd missed irises, given how the roses have rushed in, but I now suspect that they're more entrained to day length than many of our spring flowers. Also, the honey locust flowers, which were washed out a day or two ago, are scenting the park again.

For supper tonight, we had the season's first fresh peas, followed by a salad of lettuce, cucumber, and bacon. When cattitude comes back upstairs, we'll top that off with the season's second batch of local strawberries.

I have hopes of lilacs, lily of the valley, or both at the Madison Farmer's Market on Saturday.

Comments

[cattitude.livejournal.com]

Green peas were all my joy,
Green peas were my delight...

[redbird]

This time of year, both my cats have theme songs.

[rosefox]

Honey locust! That's the name of the grape soda tree! *)

[redbird]

If you mean the tree with purple flowers that leafs out late and smells like artificial grape, those are paulownia.

The honey locust have cream-colored flowers.

[rosefox]

I'm pretty sure it's the honey locust, because I notice the white flowers every time I'm looking around to see what on earth smells like grape soda. I haven't seen anything purple-flowered other than the lilac and wisteria.

[karenb2.livejournal.com]

You might just have missed the lilacs, as the flowers in Hope & Karl's backyard has already started turning brown. Iris have started, but only some varieties; others are still budding, at least in my neighborhood.

Lilacs and lilies of the valley are two major signs of spring for me, via multiple senses.