Guess I should count my blessings that some things do well in cold, soggy, dreary, wet weather like we're having here in the northeast. Others...well, not so much. I took the camera out yesterday to see what was blooming in spite of the cold rain. There are plump buds on the peonies that the ants are actively working, the iris have bulging buds along their stems and there are buds on a few clematis. Have a look at what has popped so far...

Fern leaf bleeding heart/H. 'Touch of Class'

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Winter sown lupine

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Winky blue columbine

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Alchemilla mollis/Lady's mantle

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Winter sown lupine

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Centaurea montana/perennial bachelor button

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Alchemilla mollis/Lady's mantle

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Weigela

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Winter sown lupine

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Alchemilla mollis/Lady's mantle

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