Viking Star`s first arrival to Bergen - Norway. Her naming ceremony takes place on May 17

Viking Star`s first arrival to Bergen - Norway. Her naming ceremony takes place on May 17

Stockholm, Sweden.

These boats are among the first arrivals to the marina in the island of Långholmen, after being dry docked all winter. This chanel of water is called "The pole sound" (Pålsundet in Swedish) after all the poles, I assume.

Viking Star`s first arrival to Bergen - Norway. Her naming ceremony takes place on May 17

Andrea from Italy with welcome sign at host family’s home that was made by his high school AFS Club member.

Peony 'First Arrival' 23W22 Itoh E4- (Anderson, 1986) (2-DB-PK) Itoh Intersectional Peony, Mature plant size: 28in., PINK, Medium height, semi-double, lavender pink petals, dark pink flares, fades to light pink, no pollen, no seeds, early bloomer, USDA Hardiness Zone 3-8, Michigan Bloom Week ISO WW21, In Garden Bed E4 for 7.6 YEARS (Swenson). Planted in 2015.

American Peony Society: FIRST ARRIVAL (Roger F. Anderson), Ft. Atkinson, Wisconsin, 1986. Semi-double Itoh hybrid, lavender pink. Seedling #A80-01. First bloomed 1984. Parentage: Martha W. x Reath hybrid tree. Lavender pink blooms when first open; as the flower gets older, it fades to a lighter pink. No pollen or seeds. The 24" stems hold the 4-5" flowers on the top of the plant which has dark green foliage, blooming at mid-season. Bulletin #259.

Breeder Roger Anderson, Ft. Atkinson, Wisconsin, 1986. Deeply cut dark green foliage. Intersectional hybrid of Martha W. x Reath hybrid tree peony. One of the first Itoh Intersectionals from Anderson.

Photo by F.D.Richards, SE Michigan. Link to additional photos of this plant from 2015, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23:

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Welcome Rita ( Portugal), Suzel (France) and Lara (Spain)

Punyawat from Thailand welcomed into her large family!

Paula from Spain, Kenneth from Hong Kong and Filipo from Italy all welcomed to our team.

Camila from Argentina welcomed to her new family

Better late then never! Welcome Vincenzo and Tomas from Chile. Fifty Chilean students were delayed a day becasue of plane issues in Chile.

There are two more where that came from!

An intersectional hybrid from Anderson, USA, 1986. From our garden.

Gemma from Germany and her host family at arrivals.

21 arrivals for the Pacific Cascades Chapter!

Isabel from Portugal and her temp host mom, reference to the yellow brick road of Wizard of Oz!

It doesn't look quite real to me!

KCAT (Kansas side) Arrival orientation with students and host families panorama with hand made country flags (and a surprise duplicate on the left and the right!)

The first Canada Goose of the season, on a dark day.

He arrived on exactly the same date as last year.

May 30, 2010: Manhattanhenge (when the setting sun aligns perfectly along the streets of Manhattan's grid). Still half an hour away.

The first lot of cygnets- a hatching of 3. Lake Wendouree. Ballarat.

The first lot of cygnets- a hatching of 3. Lake Wendouree. Ballarat.

The first lot of cygnets- a hatching of 3. Lake Wendouree. Ballarat.

This morning the Airbus A380 landed for the first time on Zürich Airport (on runway 16).

Unfortunately the weather and light conditions wheren't the best, but it was anyway impressive to see this bird live for the first time. :-)

This morning the Airbus A380 landed for the first time on Zürich Airport (on runway 16).

Unfortunately the weather and light conditions wheren't the best, but it was anyway impressive to see this bird live for the first time. :-)

The first Canada Goose in a foggy rain...or a rainy fog. Swimming among the ice cubes.

Exactly the same date of arrival as last year.