Winter and Spring

 I decided to update the picture of the backyard I took last January during a rain shower, with a picture from the same viewpoint, but this time after a rain shower in May:

This is the original picture of the yard in January.

And this is the yard on the last day of May.  The most notable differences are that the Fuji apple tree and the Concord grape vine now have leaves, and the Chilean jasmine is clambering over the stairs.  Also, I pruned the Meyer lemon tree quite a bit back in April.

This is a Mariposa lily (Calochortus superbus) growing underneath the madrone.

I thought this Primula bulleyana had died last winter, but it survived and is shooting up these fragrant spikes of flowers.

Morgan stands guard while Nellie takes a snooze at the top of the stairs.

Here's the other side of the yard.