Temperatures are warm again and we've had a bit of rain lately. Therefore, flowers are starting to appear. Yesterday the first crocus (purple and white ones) appeared in the strip along the driveway. The daffodils have thrown off their burden of dead leaves but haven't opened yet. Also, even more excitingly, it looks like the tulips I planted last spring survived and are starting to sprout around the front steps. The shoots are only a few inches high and the ground is still covered in a thick mat... read more
