Spring Morning

There are lots of things not to blog about, and lots of reasons I don't want to blog at all on any given day. It's been that kind of a week. There have been some really great days and some other days that were really trying. However, in spite of life's challenges, and we all have them, there is plenty to be thankful for and I did find some nice photo ops outside early this morning.

The sun was shining when I stepped out the door to wait for the bus with my friend Emily. Sunlight lit up a ball of dew on every blade of grass and sent me back inside for my camera. Of course, I had missed the moment and by the time I got back outside the shimmer wasn't the same. Still, the rain was giving everything a fresh kind of look and Emily in my rocking chair swing also caught my eye.

The daffodils are blooming, but most of the other flowers are holding back, or maybe I'm missing them because I really don't want to be outside much when it's cold and wet. This one stood apart from the rest looking solitary and alone.

 I checked on my favorite salmon colored  tulip hiding in a garden behind my lilac, and found it getting ready to bloom. She's always first among the tulips. She's had some tough times in life too (see here) but has made a very nice recovery. Maybe one day I'll dig her up again and move her to a more visible location. She's so pretty that it's sad not to have her show off just a little.