There's just something about Tulips

Tulips. I love them. I love everything about them. The main reason I love them is because they are like a new beginning. As soon as their green leaves start to sprout up from the dirt I feel a sense of peace. I know that the dreary days of winter will soon come to an end and that most everything will be bursting with life. Warmer days are on the way. Sunshine. Birds singing. Flowers blooming. Bees buzzing. The sound of children laughing as they ride their bikes up the street. I can't wait!


*sigh* I need blooms. I need them now. I planted many many bulbs the past couple years and I'm hoping this is the year that they all decide to bloom. Many are starting to sprout from the ground, but not as many as I'd hoped. In anticipation of the beautiful blooms to come, I drew some tulips on my sidewalk with chalk. I guess those "blooms" will have to do for now and hopefully they don't get washed away too soon.


"The tulip is, among flowers, what the peacock is among birds. A tulip lacks scent, a peacock has an unpleasant voice. The one takes pride in its garb, the other in its tail." ~ French Proverb (And even though a Tulip doesn't have a scent I still love it!)

Just Around the Corner

Spring! Yup, it's just around the corner (I hope)! Today I happened to look at my flower bed as I was pulling into my driveway, and lo and behold, the Tulips are starting to sprout! Just a few, but, none the less, they are there! I'm so excited! There have been a few other signs of Spring too. As I'm typing this it is raining! Yes, raining! Yippee! Unfortunately it's suppose to turn to snow, but for now it's raining! I hope it just rains and I hope it rains all night. I love the sound of rain pattering on my window!

Another sign of Spring that I saw today was the owner of the BQ Corral getting things ready for opening (they close from September/October to May)! The BQ is Lusk's version of Dairy Queen (kind of) and the ice cream is FABULOUS! Everything there is really good, but the twist cone is to die for!

Bring on SPRING!




"It's spring fever. That is what the name of it is. And when you've got it, you want - oh, you don't quite know what it is you do want, but it just fairly makes your heart ache, you want it so!" ~Mark Twain

"Spring makes its own statement, so loud and clear that the gardener seems to be only one of the instruments, not the composer." ~Geoffrey B. Charlesworth

Sunshine in a Flower

I'm so ready for Spring! I'm ready for the flowers to bloom (particularly my Tulip bed), the leaves to bud, and the birds to start chirping! So, in anticipation of Spring I bought some Daffodils that were being sold in support of the American Cancer Society. I've always loved Daffodils. They seem to bring a little bit of sunshine to a dreary winter day and lately there have been a lot of dreary winter days. If any of you get a chance to buy some Daffodils then I suggest you do, especially if the funds go towards the American Cancer Society. You will bring a little sunshine into your life and into the lives of those who have been suffering with Cancer.





"The daffodil is our doorside queen; She pushes upward the sword already, To spot with sunshine the early green." ~ Henry Austin Dobson