First Sign of Violets

Violets are definitely not the showiest flower in our garden — in fact, I suspect a lot of our neighbors walk past them without ever noticing their little blooms during the brief span of weeks when they’re out each spring… but I think they’re adorable, and I’m glad they have so thoroughly colonized the sidewalk treebed outside 215 W106th St.

In this photo you can see their first leaves poking up through the dried twigs and stems of this winter’s pruning, with the much taller leaves of some flowering bulbs looming over them in the background.