Maple Green Details, Missoula, Montana

One result of posting a daily photo is that I notice more detail in my daily surroundings, such as how spring greening and budding is spaced out over a fair stretch of time. The tint of these maple leaves is still brightly new, yet other tree leaves have already progressed to deeper verde hues. A distance of merely 45 miles may also affect timing; when the grape hyacinths in our Missoula yard were fully blown, the ones at our Hamilton cottage still tightly clasped their buds.

Leafy Greens, East Missoula, Montana

Please enjoy the fresh greenness of this tender new leaf cluster to celebrate May!

For Western Montana, May 1 means there are only 29 days until it's safe to plant tender garden transplants without fear of freezing - barring an early June freak snowstorm!