Blossoms of Spring

Last year the rain and snow made it seem that spring would never come.  This year the wind has caused a few problems.  Some early dafodils withered before their time, but others are doing well and the late ones are yet to come... 

With the peaches in bloom last weekend I was concerned about the cold.  Saturday morning, around 3:30 the temperature was about 27 degrees and by 5:00 it dropped another degree.  I was encouraged to see the bergenia survived; maybe the peaches did too...

It is interesting to see the differences in blossoms of fruits that are so much the same...

This nectarine has a relatively large flower and is quite different from the Bell of Georgia peach...

The Elberta is more like the Nectarine...

Some early tulips are now blooming...

The mid-season and late tulips are another week or two away.  The flowering pears have put on quite a show this year...