Daffodils Blooming

Sunday it was sunny and low 80's and everything green and sleeping leaped into growth. The daffodils seemed to literally burst into bloom. Our spring season has been a little slow this year and the abrupt heat caught me a little off guard--everyone is loathe to turn the air-conditioning on in April here in Michigan. I stayed outside where I could catch a little breeze, but it was HOT.

My husband was in Chicago where it was even hotter--I think a high of 85! He viewed the home his elderly parents are moving into soon and it was insufferably hot and stuffy--systems are unprepared to switch over just yet. Daughter Marissa said she finally thawed out and experienced happiness in a tank top for the first time in many months.

Weather changes are always a mixed blessing it seems. Skiers pray for snow. Gardeners pray for rain. Golfers pray for no rain.  Early spring heat can make buds and blooms pop too soon, only to get nipped by frost-- if the deer and bunnies haven't already had them for lunch. Daffodils don't taste good and are tolerant of frost--and they are happily blooming!