13 June 2010

Dogwood Season

The past week heralds the coming of summer, as lush pasture, first hay, 18-inch-tall corn, flowering mountain laurel, and dogwood peak. The complex color of a vanilla false dogwood blossom tinged with a raspberry edge and vein, the first green cherry tomatoes, and surprisingly large fresh peppers, signal spring's retirement, and summer's fruiting impatience.

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