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I love the first daffodils. In our front garden, they’re multiplying like spring rabbits — pheasant’s eye, narcissus, tiny jonquils, large trumpeted King Alfred, double Winston Churchill, and many more. They bloom between the canes of last summer’s Joe Pye Weed, and beneath the roots of my grandmother’s hardy hibiscus.<\/p>\n

They’re just so cheerful<\/em>! And after a couple of dreary grey days, when damp rain slanted into your face, they’re oh so welcome. I have a touch of seasonal affective disorder, and the short days with grey skies are often a real hardship. Even though I know that we need rain, I’d prefer it to fall when the sun’s shining…<\/p>\n

Today, however, temps are in the mid-70s, bright w\/ that clear spring sunlight that seems to fall from pale blue sky like heat from a patio heater. The dogs are laying on the deck, and I’m going to follow them out, and lay in a chair in the sun, as soon as I remind you all that spring really IS here.<\/p>\n

Even if it’s raining where you are — as it was here, yesterday — spring is in full bud. The flowering crabs are pink with promise, and the dandelions are as yellow as daffodils. My roses are heavy w\/ leafbud, and I’m cleaning the bookshelves of old books. Spring cleaning is a sure sign!<\/p>\n

So hang on: spring is here to save us from the grey days of late winter. And I am sooooo ready.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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