I saw today that some of the upper passes in Colorado had snow. I think we are finally done with winter here in the Midwest, even though it is going down in the low 50s for Easter morning.

So I am going to share some of the early color in my yard…for now. I am just getting started. I can’t help but smile when I start seeing trees bud and the early bulbs pop through to share their beauty. Even though my allergies take a hit, I love spring.

My yellow daffodil varieties are usually the first to show their pretty faces. Then the doubled white daffodils come in with the tulips. Most of my tulips have not opened yet, so I still get that smile to come.

I put in some early perennials that I hope return each year.

I have become interested in English daisies since we saw them already blooming when we went to England in February.

This next group I have heard of but never have planted them. The nemesia is a pot of mixed colors.

These last two are from my church. When we did some major cleaning of overgrown shrubs around the courtyard, we found a small azalea trying its best to survive. And now it looks great. Then last summer, a storm took down one of our large oak trees, so we made a planter out of it.

We planted some perennials in the rotting trunk, hoping they will grow and cascade over the sides.

I hope you are enjoying your spring. Let the smiling faces of the flowers help you smile, and as always, remember to be kind. Kindness creates smiles inside as well as outside.