Hudson Valley, New York

June 8, 2005

In early morning, butterflies pollinate chive flowers.





English thyme, orange balsam thyme (in bloom), and variegated lemon thyme.





Garlic chives send up shoots by a bed of English thyme.





Violas and marigolds provide a swath of spring color.




Potentilla (cinquefoil), returned from winter dormancy, begins its bloom.