I think it's time I accept that whatever I used to know about the weather at a particular time of year or in a given month, is only a memory and bears no relationship to current reality. Today is June first and we've had more days with temperatures in the 80s than I care to count. Yesterday it was 88 degrees F. (31 C.) at 4 p.m. What all this means is that certain flowers that one waits all winter to enjoy, bloom and disappear in a flash.
My white peony (Paeonia rockii type seedling from Seneca Hill) opened all at once at the beginning of the week and then got dashed a couple of days later by the rain. As for the rain, we only got half an inch at our house while other parts of Madison were being inundated by 3 and 4 inches (7-10 cm.). See what I mean about the weather.
Thanks goodness for the camera which lets me revel in my favorite flowers regardless of the weather or time of year.
Peonies are precious but the weather doesn't care a bit. These are gorgeous. Good thing you took pictures.
Posted by: Lisa at Greenbow | Sunday, June 01, 2014 at 01:46 PM