Out sprout picking along Mormon Handcart Trail.

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Giving you the warm shoulder.

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My favorite maple flowers belong to the Norway maples. It's not often that you see such beautiful green flowers.

Given its size, this maple is very generous w/ its offering to pollinators.

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Nomad bee on bloodroot with a mining bee flyby.

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Melanistic squirrel (aka "black" squirrel or "black morph" or "black" gray squirrel) tucks into its spring salad of fresh leaves and buds. Nom, nom!

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Pear.

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Planted some new tulips last fall and they are doing quite well for their first year.

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My daffodils are coming along nicely. As this variety's flowers age the petals fade to almost white and the cups turn a darker orange-yellow. A daffodil twofer 👍.

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A very large pear tree blooming just behind Coralville City Hall. Forgot to get a long shot to show its size. It is larger than nearby buildings and a really nice egg-shaped form.

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I don't have rhododendrons in my garden but fortunately the local library has a bush amid its landscaping so I still get to enjoy them every spring 👍.

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