Sunny Days Are Here Again

Spring is coming!

There is hope!

This winter wasn't nearly as winterish as last year, thank heaven. But it's still a glorious thing when the earth begins to wake up, and those first few warmer sunny days start to warm everyone's blood up. It makes the cold end-of-winter days more bearable, because you know they are numbered!  And there's a difference between a freakishly warm day in winter, and a warm day in early spring.  They feel different.  A warm winter day still feels barren, a dead warmth, while a warm spring day smells of things growing. (including mold -- *achoo!*)

Last month we took advantage of the first real spring-like day to go outside and soak up some sunshine.  It was so warm I introduced Daniel to the front yard.
 

our poor, pathetic graveyard of a lawn

tee hee!  it's so bright!

Daniel really, really liked being outside.  He wasn't sure what to make of the pokey grass, but he knew what to do with all the dead leaves and twigs lying around.

Mm, extra fiber!  (Don't worry, I didn't actually let him eat anything.) (Well, maybe a little dirt.)

Of course, any female knows what warm, sunny days are for...

 

Painted toes!