I don't know about you, but spring can be tough! It's sunny one day, rainy the next. I'm breaking out my shorts and tank tops, then I'm hunting for my woolen socks. I have whiplash from the rapid changes in direction the weather keeps taking (and I even live in a temperate zone!).
One thing I've noticed, that remains common to spring, regardless of the mercurial weather, are the daffodils! I see them sprouting through the dirt, reaching for the sun, and blossoming with reckless abandon all around. Their fabulous yellow petals brighten up the dreariest days and yards. Daffodils remind me that the weather will eventually even out and that consistently warmer, sunnier days are just around the corner.
When I was shopping at Trader Joe's last week, (on a day that started out 50 degrees and raining, then ended up 70 degrees and sunny) I found bundles of daffodil stalks (10 stalks for only $1.29)!! The helpful guy at the store told me all I had to do was put the stalks in a vase with water, and in a couple days they would start blooming! You can't beat that for ease! Since I don't have a yard to plant bulbs in, this was going to be the closest I would get to having daffodils in my house. I brought home a couple dozen and spread them around in various vases.
Interspersed throughout this post are a few pictures I took as they started to open up and blossom! (Can you tell I have been trying to play around with the camera??)
Do you love spring?? Or are you already looking forward to the warm (and more consistent) weather of summer??
