It's a "Late Bloomer" Year

We've had a couple of frosts over the past week or so. I think the buds have held off a bit as a result, but now at last there appears to be a consensus in the natural world around here that it's safe to start coming out into the sun.

Color Collage
The Dogwood flowers don't seem quite as peppy as usual, but they're getting there. The neighborhood is finally starting to look "springy"!