I'm loving the stormy spring we've had so far. We got at least two inches of rain and then 11 inches of snow. (Sadly, the snow was not a good thing for our three flowering plums.)

Wednesday night and into yesterday morning (before the layers of snow slipped away off of branches, swing sets and fences) it was so lovely outside! I heard a lot of people cursing the snow, but here's the great thing about April (snow) showers: The sun always comes out so soon afterward. It's going to be completely clear by tomorrow and 70 by Sunday. When the snow melts away it won't be to grey lifeless grass, but to lush green lawn.

I love spring in Utah!

primrose

crocus

daffodils

forsythia



It's blossom time!

60-plus degree-weather (I don't care if it snows again--it won't last long)

the warmth of the sun on my face

saying farewell to blackened leftover snow

citrus from Sunflower Market

hanging my pastel egg wreath on my front door and breaking out the spring quilts

Jane's Squash Soup w/ cran-apple relish

the hope that springs eternal this time of year

The sound was subtle at first.

I initially thought Z~ had shut the door on our pet cockatiel downstairs.

But then the cockatiel chimed in and I knew.

It was still dark outside, but I flung open the window to hear...



the first sign of spring



a lone bird chirping in our backyard tree.



Welcome. Welcome!

I love this time of year when, if you watch really closely, you can literally see the grass green up right before your eyes.

Courtney's kind words to me today. Georgia's constant friendship and sincere concern. Good food and great friends.

That my 15-year-old son wanted to take a picture of a rogue crocus growing up through the lawn so I could put it on my blog.

When my workaholic co-supervisor responded to my self-deprecating comment about my aspiring to be an underachiever and keep under the radar with this, "There's nothing about you that is underachieving."

Spring! The sound of the birds singing every morning makes my heart sing. I have never before needed so badly for Spring to arrive. It's in the air. It's coming!

Watching my daughter carry one of her best friends through the frozen and ice-topped waters of Utah Lake today. Photos to come soon, I hope!