After an uncertain start, with snow showers and reluctant thaws, April eventually promised that Spring would arrive, but left it to May to deliver on the promise.   Early May was sunny, but not always warm.  Clear at night meant chill mornings.  Even sunny afternoons remained jacket-cool.

But May finally delivered enough warmth that the last remnants of dense snow beside the driveway disappeared. The strip was there May 10, and then it was gone.  Relatively dry ground when the strip was gone suggested the strip hadn't melted (turning from solid to liquid) so much as directly sublimating (turning from solid to gas) in the sun.

Buds became leaves, nearly glowing a brilliant green in the sun.

There were dog walks and returns to favored spots and experiments with a new lens as the sky opened up.

In early May, sere ground, bare-but-budding branches, sun, and jackets

There were dog walks to the playground.

Well-trained dogs displayed admirable self-restraint off leash. And demonstrated good social distancing.

A new lens was ideal for depicting what's high overhead: trees, sky. High enough to lose your balance in the viewfinder.

And then suddenly, green leaves everywhere

The driveway's last strip of snow, May 10

Self-portraits, dog and photographer. East 88th, facing West.

On the deck, a stargazer lily opens wide in bright sun. 

For what it's worth, stargazers are a lily hybrid developed in 1978, and vary from white to these exuberant pinks. The lush scent of a single vase floated through much of the house.