A friend texted me this, as it appears this date. Here we have forsythia blooming and shrubs just beginning to leaf out. I just can't place this. But I have only viewed it on my phone so far. Maybe a Japanese spirea?

It could be Spiraea but clear close up pics of the leaves would be really helpful to be positive.
By the way...shrines just beginning to leaf out...What is a shrine plant ?

shrines is what my autocorrect did to SHRUBS. I edited.
I doubt I will get another picture- friend was on a walk and only sent this.

There are several new spiraea cultivars with bright orangish foliage …

SL_gardener said: There are several new spiraea cultivars with bright orangish foliage …

seems a good candidate, I agree.

I was going to offer up one of the crazy Kodiak series Diervilla clones, but upon zooming in I see apparently alternate arrangement - and Diervilla sp. are supposed to be simply opposite.

I can believe Spiraea selection suggestion.

That was my first inclination, spiraea.