I'm away for only a few days, and my return is to a garden in bloom - the tulips are open, and there's spots of colour everywhere:

[caption id="attachment_3036" align="alignnone" width="600"]IMG_2250 Yellow tulips, and the willow in the background is going like crazy.


[caption id="attachment_3033" align="alignnone" width="640"]IMG_2249 That said, the willow fence is going like crazy everywhere now!


[caption id="attachment_3034" align="alignnone" width="640"]IMG_2248 More tulips - these were more yellowish once, but they have sort of migrated towards orangey red over the years. There's also hyacinths in blue and dandelion that snuck in (and is allowed to bloom a bit more).


[caption id="attachment_3035" align="alignnone" width="640"]IMG_2246 And the peach tree is also flowering - let's see if there will be peaches this year...