52 degrees, sunny, hardly any wind. A good day to ramble around the neighborhood. I see lots of daffodil shoots in yards, even one tulip plant. My lilies and irises are above ground now, too. The quince bush planted last September by the landscaper has teeny buds. I almost had given up hope and assumed it had died.
And then the surprise. Flowers! Under one of the apartment windows these yellow spots of sunshine were blooming. What are these? They are not crocus. They were in a sheltered part of the building.
The roof around the chapel steeple leaked this fall. It was decided that it was too expensive to replace so it was removed.
The little dome over the front part of the retirement apartments remains.
Plants weren't the only sign of life outdoors. Two boys shot hoops in their driveway, a cluster of boys were fishing in the pond (though it is posted No Fishing), someone sat in an Adirondack chair on the patio, and three seniors enjoyed sunshine on a bench.
Things are not going to warm up much next week, in fact it will be colder, with a chance of snow next Saturday. Still the hints of coming spring gladden the heart.
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