First columbine

A friend of mine who lives somewhere between New York City and Washington DC posted pictures a few days ago of his crop of potatoes! Mid-June and he has vegetables.

I checked my garden today and saw that three of seven rows of seed had sprouted. And most people have just planted their seed potatoes.

But today I also saw that a columbine that grew up between the cracks of our stone walk has bloomed. Spring has indeed arrived.