Mock orange and locust blossoms still strong and fragrant. Most of the honeysuckle flowers have turned from white to a gold, and one bush is shedding. Almost all the Dutch iris are open now, and about half a dozen peonies. Pond iris budded, showing color, one opening at dusk. Bridal wreath on High Street has deteriorated. Ash seeds are well formed, about an inch long.

First achillea opens. Most of the hydrangeas are budding. No cedar waxwings yet – the mulberries aren’t ripe yet. A black swallowtail, golden markings came to the allium at 1:30, two yellow swallowtails with black markings later in the day. One call of the red-bellied woodpecker heard about noon. Wild grapes in full bloom. Several Jerusalem artichokes transplanted to the south window garden.

Don’s pie cherry has set fruit at the same time as the service berries. One purple anemone is open in the apple-tree/circle garden. The first chives are flowering. Silver maples have huge green seed wings, some dropping in the rain. The red maple at the park has reddish seeds. Tomatoes and red onions planted in the north beds. Very first purple hyacinth opened by afternoon.

Ferns, the sprouting dahlias, monarda and a few more coleus transplanted. Tadpoles found in a shallow pool at the Fairborn quarry. They were small and tame, and we caught a few to bring back to the pond. At the quarry, some plum trees are in full bloom, scrub cottonwoods with half-size leaves, squirrel-ear-size leaves on the small sycamores.

Mrs. Timberlake’s wild geraniums are in full bloom (no buttercups). A few grackles cluck in the alley, cardinals call in the distance this morning. No red-bellied woodpecker heard. The alley willow is completely leafed out, red mulberry leaves the size of a squirrel’s ear. A few sweet rockets have buds now, and sweet Williams approach the budding stage.