sweet scent of wild plum

sweet scent of wild plum -- 

honey bees hover over 

froth of white blossoms

With frost continuing into May, the wild plums blossomed late this year. The first fruit trees to bloom, their sweet scent quickly attracted our neighbor's honey bees, as well as other pollinators such as native green bees, wasps and even horse flies. I, too, am drawn by the alluring fragrance and stand for a long time with my nose close to the small, frilly white flowers, attuning my breath to the hum of the bees.