My very first flower bouquet from my yard this year. Isn't Spring wonderful!!! I can't wait for the the rest of the garden to burst forth in bloom.

This is my latest effort for the Digital Nuts Challenge. I really liked what I came up with . . . I just had to share it with you all.   Below is what the original looked like.

I liked it much better with the black dress rather than a black bra and black skirt. I thought she looked not quite so "cheap" in a dress that covered her mid-drift. I know . . . it's a generational thing.

This is a part of the grounds at the Retirement Center my mother lives at, except mom can't see this from her window. This is part of what they call the South Forty. There are several cottages and they are a block and a half from the main building. As I was driving home from doing mom's chores yesterday, I just had to stop and take a picture of the pretty purple pasture. The name of the little purple flowers is hen-bit. I think it's actually considered a weed, but I think it's kind of pretty.

Well, I guess it's official now. Spring is indeed coming. My very first daffodil of the season was trying to make its entrance today. Didn't quite make it completely, but it'll finish the job tomorrow I bet. It's a double daff and it's been my experience that they're a lot heavier than regular daffodils and mine last year sort of sagged a lot because of their weight. If I'd known that when I bought them I would have bought all regulars. But hey, they're beautiful too.

Oh, and by the way, today was Alice's birthday. I think it was a good one.

This was another one of my attempts on the Weekly Nutcracker Challenges. I'm having a lot of fun doing these, but it's kind of intimidating when you see all the other people's submissions . . . some of them are sooooooo talented. Below is what the original photo looked like.