Sunshine!

Oh my gosh!  The sun is blinding!  We haven't seen sunshine in at least 42 years.  I might be exaggerating a little.  The sun was shining when we woke up this morning, and it stayed bright all day long.  It's supposed to be nice tomorrow too.

It was cold out until about 2:00 p.m.  It must have been cold last night.  The mountains were beautiful this morning, but you can see the frost on the ground.

After I finished the binding on the Irish quilt this morning, I sat and finished the 8th block in the Day in the Life of Mr. Bear quilt.  There is only one block left, and then I'll be able to start sewing it together.

Finally, the weather warmed up, and we all went outside.  George wishes we didn't have to stop to take pictures every two steps.

Some of the daffodils have opened, but only the white ones with the yellow centers.  The yellow ones with the orange centers are still buttoned up tight.  Maybe tomorrow they'll be more bold.  In any case, I was so excited to see something--anything--blooming that I took lots of pictures of them.

And we have these little tulips too.  They're only about four inches tall.

More daffodils.

The iris are jumping out of the ground.  I just hope we have dry weather when they bloom.  They are fantastic when they bloom, but when it rains too much, the buds just fill up with water and rot without opening.  Bummer.

So once I got over the thrill of seeing some actual flowers blooming, I cleaned all the winter kill and weeds out of my culinary herb bed.  Then I went back inside and iced my aching knees.  I just love getting older, don't you?