Peonies

The peony bush in my yard is in bloom, and glorious blooms they are!

Here are some of the flowers close-up.  I am surprised that my camera takes such good pictures.

This seems to be in the lily family, though I don't know what it is.  Pretty, though.

We also have a few dianthus that come back year after year.

The oregano is also coming back nicely.  I have already used some in cooking this spring.  Yummy!

I also have a pot of catnip for Henry.  We have harvested the first crop and Henry is definitely interested in it where it is laid out to dry on the hearth.

We bought this bronze oriental-style lantern a few years back and it now has a lovely patina from being outside the entire time.

Well, that's about it for Spring.  Except for the gardenia, which won't bloom until June sometime, the show is over for another year.