Yellow

 

 

 

 

 

seems to be a favorite color for early bloomers like this iris

 

 

 

 and lemon lily.  It's exciting to be up here early enough to enjoy these first arrivals, so peaceful, so quiet

 

 

 

except that there's an arrival we're not very fond of--that's Motorcycle Week in New Hampshire.  Motorcyclists convene from all over the northeast, maybe further--and many don't wear helmets---New Hampshire doesn't require them (remember, it's live free or die up here). This photo doesn't show what it's really like: coming down from Conway the other day we passed probably 100 motorcycles--I stopped counting after a while. The noise is deafening.  Very happily today's the last day so they can all go home..