Big Questions

Why is the blooming season of spring flowers so short? I have barely begun to enjoy the daffodils, now they've faded. The tulips are blooming, but not for long. My azalea's flowers are on the ground, like violet snow. The star magnolia and the amelanchier have a lot of green leaves, no more flowers. Mu redbud is still in bloom, the flowers looking like purple foam on the branches. But my favorite, the Korean spice "viburnum juddi" is still covered with pale pink balls which smell so wonderful. I have been taking the time to smell them every time I walk past. I have only a few more days to enjoy them--since the flowers never last more than a week or two.