A gentle reminder

It has been a remarkably cold and dreary winter. On days like today, I need to be reminded we will soon have our beautiful weather back. Please indulge me while I show you a few photos to lift my mood.

The first thing that blooms at my house is the saucer magnolia. It doesn't bloom for very long so I have to make sure I don't miss it. When the buds are closed, they are a pretty pink but when they open, they become pink with white edges. I've had people stop and ask me just what they are. I really love them when they are in perfect bloom, like in the photo above.

I also really love dogwoods -- they're like white frosting sprinkled throughout the woods.

I also love calla lilies. I know this is not quite the same. Tulips or daffodils would have been a more fitting photo. But I just love them.

I also feel a little better. It was a refreshing for me to look up these photos and remind myself that we really will soon have spring.