june is busting out all over and bonus dragonfly

Let’s start with Pieris bush – the one whose flowers looked like spider-filled barnacles. The berries are just popping.

A few days ago - May 28.

Today

Similar story for the Solomon’s Seal.

And now, for the Siberian Irises:

Black raspberry canes, the bane of my existence, are flowering. Which means that as usual, I’ll forgive vast swathes of them, since I do tend to forage in the yard at the end of summer…

“pick me! pick me!” (dogwood.)

And this is why I can’t find any of the trillium to show you how their seeds are shaping up. It’s just a jungle out there. Front and center: blue cohosh.

In the meantime, over by the gardenshed, the rhododendron is exploding.

As well as a third azalea, to go with the red and the coral azalea.

This modest-looking dragonfly was hanging out on our front steps. Based on bugguide.net, I’m going with Chalk-fronted Corporal - Ladona julia