Mayflowers?

It's a little early yet, but I've heard that mayflowers (the symbol of Nova Scotia) have already been seen in bloom. So I wandered around a bit to see what I could see.

Mostly, I found the following - lots of buds hidden under large, flat leaves:



Then, when I was heading back home, I paused to take a distance shot of the view. I backed up to get a better look, and I found these guys!



As always, their perfume is heady!

When I was walking back, I heard this squirrel taking a total freak out (as usual) - took me a while to see where he was hanging out! Silly squirrel.