Cats and Trails and Garden Tales
Musings on cats, travel, gardens and life
May Arrives in Living Color
Spring arrives stealthily in the Pacific Northwest, not in March though the calendar says so nor in April though it teases with warm days between cold and frosty ones. (And the rain? Don’t get me started.)
It’s May that shouts the glory of spring in color.
Not only in green with ferns unfurling;
but in pink clematis blossoming, climbing higher and higher,
and salmonberries ripening (the early red of this one surprised me.)
Each new season comes just when you need it most but it’s spring that brings the most hope, and possibility of renewal and growth.
Sharing with # Squares Renew and Cee’s #FOTD
~ Susanne
Cats and Trails and Garden Tales 
spring does this indeed; glorious squares 😀
thank you! 🙂 🙂
Beautiful photos, Susanne! Are Salmon Berries edible?
Thank you! Yes, they are! Plentiful in the woods here, I grew up eating them!
Oh, yum! I thought they were too covered in prickly things.
Beautiful photos! Oh, the joy of spring! 🌷🪻🌺
Thank you! I love spring! 🙂 🙂
oh I just love these close-ups Susanne! The ferns are so pretty. None here, too dry. Thanks for sharing all this green and red beauty!
Thanks so much, Terri! I love seeing the ferns unfurl in the spring, and the other colors begin to explode! 🙂
Oh yes, these photos celebrate the wonders of spring perfectly! The greens of the ferns and the beautiful clematis flowers are really lovely, and also perfect for Becky’s theme 🙂
Thanks so much! I’m glad you enjoyed them!
Wonderful details, Susanne. I love the Salmonberry!
Best wishes, Pete.
Thanks, Pete. I took the picture of the salmonberry last week, and was surprised to see one so ripe, so early!
The salmonberries are incredible! I’ve never seen anything like that before!
They’re plentiful in the woods here in the Pacific Northwest, and I grew up eating them. They’re beautiful to look at, aren’t they? and are orange or red when ripe!
Ooh, you can eat them? What are they like?
Pretty tasty! Not quite as sweet as a blackberry but prettier!