After the rain today… another star magnolia gracing the city.
Love these spring flowers!!!

Found a few beauties as I was walking up the street at home.
I don’t think I’ve ever noticed these double? ruffled? bi-color? daffodils
before in my neighbor’s yard?!

Made Earth Day today a little more special.

With this afternoon’s bright sunshine & cool breezes, it was a perfect day for the neighborhood azalea bushes to start blooming today!!!

As I headed home yesterday, I was pedaling through Northwestern University and found this large patch of hyacinths in full bloom. The colors, the shades of purples & pinks… perfect for Northwestern PURPLE!!! And with this many hyacinths all blooming at the same time, the smell was intoxicating… even making it through my mask!!!

More Spring buds working their magic in the park…
actual leaves can’t be far behind!

Another chilly day here in Chicago… with more SNOW predicted for tomorrow!!! Sadly, I’m not quite sure how these little cuties will survive if we get some snow accumulation as predicted?! But they’re pretty enough today, right?!

Beautiful blankets of blue covered with spreading scillia plants.

A wonderful blue carpet with an occasional “pop” of daffodil yellow!
Spring is wonderful!!!

Yesterday started out beautifully sunny bursting with fresh spring blooms… like these beautiful star magnolias blossoms along my route. Some times you just need to stop and smell the roses… err, magnolias?

Good to see the bees are already up & hard at work…

Looks like Spring has sprung in Minneapolis too!
Thanks to Sarah for sharing her spring tulips in one of my older “vintage” soda-fired vases!

Just bringing a little bit of Spring inside with just a few snips!
No huge centerpiece… just my take on a Spring ikebana floral arrangement.
Seemed fitting for the day!

Oh, what to do with the tiny little leftover snips?…
put them in a tiny little vase of course!