no, really, every year like clockwork – when the peonies bloom, we get torrential rains within 24 hours.

they’ve been blooming for 48 hours. a loud thunderstorm moved through last night but just a few drops of rain. i’m almost a little disappointed in our severe weather sensors.

oh, and you’ll do best if you look at that photo in a browser that actually knows how to handle color profiles liek safari. the non-safari version pales, literally, in comparison.