[gardening] First Iris

The first iris of the year has popped open:

I received this from one of my coworkers. I love the dark color.

I checked on the phoebe nest under the desk. A week or so ago there were no eggs. Now:

I planted some bulbs of anemone blanda many years ago. There's really only one spot that took hold and flowers.

I love that this is one of my earliest spring flowers and I have another type of anemone that is my latest late-summer flower.

My sage always looks so sad in the spring and I'm always sure that the winter killed it. But I see new leaves:

So far chives, oregano, sage and mint are my hardy herbs that come back every year.

Vacation starts this afternoon!