Spring Beauty

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A Welcome Sight

I'm not sure how this happened so fast, but this afternoon, when I left for work, I spotted this in the front yard:

A quick look around confirmed that the little guy had lots of friends:

Crocus are very hardy and will often bloom right through the snow piles, but I can only hope these blooms mean Old Man Winter is on his way out. 

Welcome Spring!

The thermometer swung past 60 today, we opened the windows, Walker grilled steaks, and I spent the sunny afternoon cleaning up the garden. I love spring!