UPON CLOSER INSPECTION...

Spring can be understated or as flamboyant as this
tulip, which surely deserved a second look.

Upon closer inspection, spring has sprung
and continues to spring, here in New England!

The thorny shadow of an ancient rose
provides the perfect foil for such flamboyance.

Sometimes a single daffodil bloom, nestled in
a crevice of a ledge outcropping, warrants closer
inspection...

even GardenAuthor's
GardenPup appreciates an in-depth look.

Hens and chicks have weathered yet another winter
and set about the business of trying to crowd out
the persistent grasses.

Trumpets, the color of sunshine, herald spring's arrival!

Spring skies that need contemplation.

A tough little violet, deserving our congratulations.

And the dreaded dandelion lifts its yellow mane
in celebration of this glorious day!

How did this happen? A Chionodoxa seems exuberant,
thriving in the crack 'twixt cement step and pavement.

Forsythia glows in the noonday sun.

And competes with an April sky.

All too soon, the maple saplings will refoliate,
obscuring the water view.

Imprisoned by grape vines gone wild, forgotten
daffodils prove their hardiness.

Star-of-Bethlehem (Ornithogalum umbellatum)

A weeping willow, clothed in a haze of tender gold.

Spring is in evidence at every garden center,
this time of year...

But even a lavish display, such as this,
deserves a closer look ~

See what I mean?

But, when all is said and done, even the most
avid seeker of spring deserves a nap
in the warm, spring sunshine!*

I hope that you, too, have found spring,
upon closer inspection!

* 'GardenPup' is an alias for my garden wing-dog, Lucy-Maude.
All Text And Photos: ©Deb Lambert 2009 / Pansy pics taken at Corliss Bros. Garden Center.