Hi, folks!  I think spring may finally be coming to southeastern Utah.  Flowers are coming up, birds are changing colors and singing (rather than the sad chirping I have heard all winter), and the temperatures outside have been tolerable.  Thank GOD it’s finally happening!  I wasn’t sure I was going to survive.

A few days ago, there were several lesser goldfinches in our trees.  They are turning a lovely shade of daffodil yellow, probably to attract a domestic partner for the season.  I don’t think these guys mate for life.  This one was very cooperative.

My flowers are starting to bloom, too.  They are later than usual, but hey – what can you expect after the longest, coldest winter EVER?!  *I may be exaggerating a little here…but not much*  I have lots of daffodils right now, and the grape hyacinths (which usually come along quite a bit before the daffodils) are just getting started.  There are literally thousands of grape hyacinths pushing their little heads up through the foliage.  I can’t wait until they all bloom!

Since we had extra moisture over the winter (more than 40 inches of snow, overall – VERY unusual), I have many, many tulips pushing up buds, too.  I can’t wait for all of them to bloom!  Here is my first REAL Hyacinth, which doesn’t look all that happy, but at least it tried:

Flowers always make me happy.  Happy Spring!