Firsts

This morning the first larkspurs of the season were open, with many, many more to come (the packet said giant imperial blend). The heat has pretty much done for the Shirley poppies ("Angels' Choir"), dusty pinks with picot edges and the like, semi-double. Today the first geranium narcissus in the side yard is open. The first cypress vine has germinated. I'd love these even if they didn't have flowers, but of course it's nice that they do, since they have so much allure for hummingbirds.