Spring Flowers of All Kinds

Oh my! Another glorious spring day! Daffodils, Snow Glories and Hyacinths are up now! KC was decked out in floral finery but we imagine our daughter who is quite fashion concious would be rather appalled at how we dressed her daughter for our walk.

70 degrees in Chicago!

Oh YES! It is definitely spring. We've just felt our first Chicago 70 degree temperature since last October. For added proof, our forsythias are blooming and this pretty blue flower appeared in the garden. I don't know what it is. And of course, KC went out to play!

April 23, 2008 We went to the Chicago Botanic Garden and I discovered that the blue flower is a Glory-of-the-Snow. I remember reading a book to my first graders called The Snow Glory a long time ago. I had no idea this was the flower!

Spring!

This is our cherry tree. I wait for it to bloom every year. The blossoms are there for such a short time. I think it's what makes them so precious.

Spring Road Hog?

We've had a rather rough Midwestern winter with very low temperatures and lots of snowy days. When the temperatures suddenly rose to almost 49 degrees, it felt like spring although most Chicagoans are not fooled. We're never confident of lasting warmth until May. However, it was a good time to take KC out for a walk. The sidewalks still have snow on them so we walked on the road. We can do this rather safely since our little village is set off away from the busier streets. At first KC begged to be carried and then when she felt the wind in her downy hair, giggled and started unsteadily zigzagging about the street stopping to see a leaf dancing with the wind, a puddle of melting snow catching the sparkling sunlight and shadows painting the street. Everything was magical and needing investigation. As we watched her, everything was new for us, too. Perhaps that's why we love babies so much. They remind us again of the wonders that are always there for us if we only look with innocent eyes.