Hellebore

Daffodil

Leaves out on lilac, honeysuckle, alpine curant, some willows. Soft maple about to break. No sign of anything on oak or redbud, but swelling on apple and serviceberry.

Ah, the serviceberry, the shadbush, the saskatoon, the amelanchier, with buds like silver swords. Many events have been timed by its blooming—the running of the shad up New England rivers to the thawing of mountain passes in the Appalachians. Here it means time to sit out on the patio prior to dinner.