First it was 80 degrees, then it was 20.
Some flowering trees seemed to be OK with that. 
Others, not so much.
I was pretty confused myself. If all the spring flowers were going to bloom in March, what would be left for a May basket? I do like May baskets.
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Our magnolia tree had awesome yellow flowers which all died after the cold snap 😦
The downside of all that early warmth, MisterSmartyPlants.com. Still, I’m kind of glad for those warm days. They were a reminder that summer is at hand.
Pretty photos–I love the contrast between the forsythia and the lichens on the fence.
Thanks, Asakiyume. Birth and decay are becoming a subtheme, at least visually.