Signs of Spring

Today the witch hazel outside our dining room popped: all at once it went from a few straggly, unnoticeable flowers to full bloom. The hellebores near the patio are also doing well--one is my most reliable sign that life will return again, and it's been going for a few weeks now,in clear view from the second floor hall as I go about my morning wake-up tasks. Finally, the sickly yellow daffodil leaves that poked their way up during the snow of the past few weeks are greening up now that the sun can reach them.