2024 Happy Blog Challenge Continues

Some happy things from today: The forsythia bush is blooming.  My memories on Facebook showed a picture from two years ago with the yellow forsythia flowers so I made a point of looking today, and there they are!  It has been rainy most of the week, so the color is nice. The daffodils are just starting to open and the hyacinth is a little bigger.  I should spend more time out in the yard.  It is nice to see them growing. Daffodils  Hyacinth  Both our cats are family cats.  However, Winston tends to gravitate towards Keziah.  Nanni gravitates towards me, at least on my days off.  Today Winston jumped up onto my bed, and then me.  He made himself comfortable on my abdomen.    Winston Gideon has been away at camp with school this week.  I picked him up this afternoon.  It was so good to see him!  We went right to the store so he could see his parents. Keziah and Gideon. Not the best photo. Part of my plan for today ...

 Happy things for this lovely Tuesday: It was supposed to be a working day, but we got home so late last night and I hadn't slept so I took a personal day.  After sleeping later than I wanted to I still felt pretty drained, so I am glad I was able to take the time off. I didn't figure out what a beautiful day it was outside until the afternoon.  I got my errands run and I got the sump pump to work.  Two good things checked off my list. A walk around the yard showed me that the crocus plants have recovered quite nicely.  A few maybe were squashed by the snow, or maybe they were older, the rest look great.  The daffodils are getting closer to blooming.  Next to the daffodils something purple is coming up.  I think it is a hyacinth, but I don't remember from last year.  I know I planted something new in that area last year, but I don't expect that to come up. Daffodils and ?  Crocuses Here are some more pictures from yesterday's total solar...