This is the time for the peonies. One of the things I like about living in a 57-year-old house is the things that come up in the garden that were planted by previous owners. The first year I was here I did not know what was happening when bright red shoots suddenly erupted from the bare ground. Now I know to look forward to these pink and white displays. Unfortunately there are only a few flowers and they don’t last long. And why do they always have those ants on them?

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