Right around the corner

And what might that be? Spring, of course! For all of you in the snowy and frigid East, here's what the Pacific Northwest looks like during the Winter Olympics. Jo over at A Majority of Two wrote a post on Sunday about her Winter Olympic magnolias (she lives in Vancouver, about an hour north of me). I took this picture of a miniature daffodil covered with raindrops as I walked in here to write a new post (click to enlarge).

Walking back to catch the bus after my morning workout, I saw this ornamental plum tree beginning to blossom out. It is the 16th of February! Although thinking back, I don't remember the dates I began to see all of this happening last year. However, we had an extremely cold January then, and this year we tied the record for the warmest January ever in Bellingham. So I suppose it's normal for everything to be springing up. My favorite meteorological website, Cliff Mass Weather Blog, has also said we have a Rex block setting up for the rest of the week, which will push our gardens even more. I don't mind. I'll leave you with a picture of the quintessential spring flower: the crocus, from outside my apartment.

:-)