From here to here...First snowdrops popping up in my front yard.

Imagine that. Today we did some yard tidying and uncovered snowdrops! We also made bread and enjoyed bread and jam this evening- boysenberry and strawberry. This is the time of year when I can't believe the upick is still maybe five months away and I am so happy for my homemade jam. I love the long spring here and look forward to uncovering more flowers in my yard in the weeks and months to come. So exciting thinking about the crocuses and daffodils on their way! And peonies and violets and irises and rhododendrons and columbine and roses and...