I’ve been watching, as I do with many of my plants. Knowing, anticipating. They seem to pop up unannounced. No hint that they’re there. This is one of many that I found today. A Virginia Springbeauty (Actaea racemosa) emerging next to a Confederate Violet (Viola sororia priceana). You can get an idea, comparing these two flowers in this image that the Springbeauty and its buds are mighty tiny.

They always take me by surprise. It seems to happen overnight. They emerge and PRESTO! They’re about to bloom. Their buds, that look like miniature jalapeña peppers, soon to open.

White with just a hint of soft pink.

Not rain but water brought to quench the dry soil. Encouraging the little flowers to spread and bloom to their heart’s content.