Signs of Spring

There's green in the grass!

And the car is just wet...

Something Purple!

As I went over to my soon-to-be daffodils to give them their morning pep talk ("Come on daffy-dills, you can do it!" [Yes, I actually do this.]), what should I notice next to them, but something already blooming! :)

And something just about to be blooming. Don't worry, I cleaned the leaves and stuff out from around them so that they can breathe better.

As if it isn't obvious, I am breathlessly awaiting spring!

Dorothy Returns?

The important bit...

Bathroom Beauty?

We were in Atchison today and stopped at a couple of late 19th century homes. This mural was in the bathroom at the Evah C. Cray Historical Home Museum (built in 1882). I became enamored with the ladybug... :)
We also stopped at Amelia Earhart's birthplace--so awe-inspiring.

On the way home, we paused to find out that the winery in Oskaloosa had closed their doors... :( No more pyment...

Spring Is Coming...

See those flowers in there, just bursting to get out?
Soon, Grasshopper, soooonnn...

Much Prettier in Person

Just Words

Things I could have photographed this week (but didn't):

Eva sleeping like a ragdoll at Grimwulf and Aoibhean's
Maerwynn's Delight
Taro's authorization as a fighter
FIVE Chieftains tournaments
Hat fluffing
A Baronial Investiture
Mom and Dad in St. Louis
MORE snow
My nephew's last YMCA basketball game (a bunch of 7-8 year olds who don't really care about basketball, a few who do, and their parents)
Sirius covered in mud from trying to dig out of my brother's back yard
Ethan reading to me about dinosaurs
Wii Bowling tournaments