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.