Ahh, spring. I suppose those of you who have always lived in climates with noticable season changes don't really think about it too much. I bet seasons come and seasons go with hardly a nod from you, except maybe to grab or shed your coat. I bet some of you even complain about your weather!

But I, I think it's lovely to have seasons that noticabely change. I spent my whole life in southern California, and there were but two seasons there: HOT, and slightly cooler ( I was inland folks, you know the desert?). Though I did spend several lovely years in the beach cities of Santa Barbara and Monterey, which were, like I said, lovely. Well, SB was, and if we were a six figure salary kind of family, I'd live there still, but I digress. But even lovely weather gets a little dull when it's. always. the. same. On a warm day in Monterey it was 72 degrees. A cool day was 66.  It was always partly cloudy, with a chance of drizzle. Always.

It is nice to have seasons to look forward too. It is hard to teach your kids about God's creation when the leaves don't change color and there is never any frost or ice or chance of snow. What do you mean birds come back in the spring and flowers bloom and bugs and other critters wake up? They've been here all along.  I know honey, but try to imagine they haven't...

So we planted some tulip bulbs. Some. I have discovered I am not one for gardening, though I do like to pull weeds, so go figure. We had 100 tulip bulbs (Costco, of course) and I planted maybe 30. BUT the important thing is that they are blooming - which may make them the first thing I have ever successfully planted. Though I suppose there is still plenty of time to kill them off. We saw the first flowers on Easter morning, and of course I pointed out the parable to the kids. It's all part of living and learning you know. There are many more flowers ready to open, and still more shoots poking through the **ahem** soil, but these are the ones we saw Sunday.

I totally **need** a new camera. Because I'm sure it's that, and not me.