Pink flowers from a flowering Crabapple Tree.

Pink flowers from a flowering Crabapple Tree.

SUMMER IS ON ITS WAY!

Photo features on the spring season and incoming summer

Byline photo of Fisher Kennard

Fisher Kennard, Photographer

May 8, 2026

Welcome To Summer

As we near the end of a busy school year, we are coming closer to a beautiful summer. Spring life is already showing through our rainiest days and our hottest days. On our walks, we see beautiful flowers and bright greenery. On our drives, we feel the spring wind on our faces as we pass by the plants that give us oxygen. Everywhere we look shows the incoming summer. So I welcome you to spring, my favorite season.

White flowers growing from a Douglas's Hawthorn.

White flowers growing from a Douglas’s Hawthorn. (Fisher Kennard)

A close up of a dandelion in its puffball stage.

A close up of a dandelion in its puffball stage. (Fisher Kennard)

An Eastern Cottonwood growing tall.

An Eastern Cottonwood growing tall. (Fisher Kennard)

Two newly growing buds of a Ponderosa Pine.

Two newly growing buds of a Ponderosa Pine. (Fisher Kennard)

A bright orange Sunburst Lichen growing on a tree branch.

A bright orange Sunburst Lichen growing on a tree branch. (Fisher Kennard)

Glistening tree sap from a Ponderosa Pine.

Glistening tree sap from a Ponderosa Pine. (Fisher Kennard)

Orange tulips growing from wood chips.

Orange tulips growing from wood chips. (Fisher Kennard)

A Wood's Rose stem coiled by its leaf.

A Wood’s Rose stem coiled by its leaf. (Fisher Kennard)

A Peony tulip growing from wood chips.

A Peony tulip growing from wood chips. (Fisher Kennard)

Bright pink flowers from a flowering Crabapple Tree.

Bright pink flowers from a flowering Crabapple Tree. (Fisher Kennard)

A close up of purple buds on a Lilac.

A close up of purple buds on a Lilac. (Fisher Kennard)