Mosaic Monday & Daffodil Love

 I'm linking  up with Mary at Little Red House for Mosaic Monday. Just click on the link you'll find more beauty to inspire and delight you. 

PS...the quote is by AA Milne

Has March been strange or what?  Here in sunny nw Ohio we're dabbling in 70 degree weather!  Most years we're longing for spring and watching for snowdrops and crocus...this year the world is all ready awake and turning green.

The trees are budding out.  Look closely...there's a riot of color in those catkins. No pastels or soft greens...

Orange, yellow, and... 

 bright reds cling to slender branches. 

Around the corner a cluster of buds nestle snug and safe within the arms of long thick leaves...

  hiding the sweet fragrance of hyacinths within tight buds. 

And then there's this...

The first daffodil blooming in the yard.  It's the first daffodil I've had blooming in a yard where I lived for quite some time and what a joy it is to see the lemon drop yellow trumpets heralding in spring.  

Daffodils were planted all around the house, so expect to see loads of daffy-down-dilly photos in the next few weeks.

Texture Tuesday

What a morning! While snow fell like dancers in upturned tutus

the daffodils huddled against the house in a catatonic state.

  This year winter's mild manners have flora and fauna confused.   Outdoor daffodils with buds this early are taking a chance.  So I decided to do an experiment.  I cut three buds and brought them indoors.

Will they bloom?  Only time will tell.

I titled this last photo, Daffodil Hope because I hope these three buds do burst into trumpets of bright yellow.

Daffodil Hope is part of Kim Klassen's Texture Tuesday. The photo was edited in Elements 10 with various basic editing techniques and then layered with Kim's texture Felicity and a final layer of Rosy French, a texture from French Kiss. View more texture love by clicking on the button below.  Have fun!