Come to Saltspring in May, and it's the roses -- both garden and wild -- that shout spring. But on recent walks in my area, I also spotted reminders of Easter and Christmas. See below:
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| Roses from my garden, plus a few random flowers from the yard. |
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| Wild Alberta roses along all the roads scented the air. |
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| My friend Andre was as struck as I was by the bright red roses like cherries on top of a California lilac. |
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| You can walk past this stump and not notice it. But once you see it dressed up as an Easter bunny, you never see it as a stump again. Here it's still wearing its Easter decorations. |
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| Going back even farther, there were still Christmas lights and decorations among the white blossoms on this tree. |
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| And for a nice tropical finale, here's a palm tree in all its blossoming glory. |
