Exhale when the daffodils come

This has been a rough winter.  With a tendency toward seasonal affective disorder, getting outdoors and moving is not just a pleasure, it’s a necessity.  With near record snow falls, bursitis in my hip has kept me restricted to walking the streets, out of the woods and feeling out of sorts.  Increasing sunlight in March…

Waiting for Spring

These dried daffodils on the windowsill seemed to be looking outside waiting for spring; almost as if they would come back to life when it arrives. They also remind me that there is beauty in all phases of the life cycle.  I really like the way the sun warms the dried papery petals accentuating their…

Meet my “Daffy” friends

Over the years I have planted daffodils in nearly ever nook and cranny in my gardens & yard. Partly because I really enjoy planting bulbs and it is the last gardening activity I can do before the ground freezes and snow flies and partly because I so enjoy their bright smiling faces come spring. It…