Out in the garden, the quamash is starting to bloom. This particular one is Camassia leichtlinii coerulea 'Blue Sky'.
I planted bulbs for it last fall after seeing quamash in bloom the previous spring at the Chicago Botanic Garden.
I like these blooms, so these are keepers in my garden.
Elsewhere a new columbine has started to bloom.
This picture doesn't really show how red the flowers are
