May long weekend

Here is a photo that was certainly not taken today, on the Queen's birthday. You can tell because the sun is freaking shining. This was last week. Gorgeous, eh? That is some fine specimen of a euphorbia. The candytuft (white flowers in shade) is still going strong even though it started blooming way back in March, and the armeria (clumps with pink flowers, in shade at the left) is just getting going. Can you spot the sphinx? Here's a closer look at the most elegant thing going in the jardin:

And here is what happens when divas get bored:

Not even Little Blue Flowers can hold her attention:

The following photo was also not taken today, but you can see that the weather has started to head toward its usual May 24th aspect. The feline ennui holds steady, though.

Stay tuned for some soggy photos documenting what's in bloom in the late spring/early summer garden. Gotta go find my galoshes.