I'm happy to say that we're officially done with winter here. Yes, in Minnesota it takes that long. We now move into one of the most beautiful times of the year. Mild weather with bright crystal blue skies and this week the crabapple trees are blooming. Doesn't get much better!
With beautiful warm sunny skies. It seemed like the perfect day to visit the arboretum to see what was in bloom after all the rain we have had. The humidity was rising and the temperature was supposed to reach into the 80's (!!). I found the hot colors of summer all around. The warm red, orange and yellow of the tulips and daffodils were stunning. It felt more like July than May.
The temperature rose and rose throught the day and by evening a thunderstorm had been brewing. While I was at work hail the size of golf balls tumbled from the sky. My new car didn't fare so well with some pretty hefty dents. It's going to be an interesting summer!
After all of the hot colors in the central beds, I decided to take a stroll along the 3 mile walk at the arboretum and came across the more muted colors of the magnolia trees and flowering shrubs beautifully set against the gorgeous blue sky. Quite the contrast and equally magnificent.
