Springtime is my third favorite season. It's often wet, cold, muddy and buggy. (Speaking of cold, we had a fire in the wood stove this morning. If you look carefully at the photo below you'll see the dated proof.)
Not that I'm complaining...well, okay, I am, but not too much....
Where was I? Oh, yeah. Springtime. There are some wonderful things about the spring. The appearance of those first hardy flowers bring a smile to my face. The wonderful aroma of lilacs takes me back to my childhood when I picked them by the arm full. Lily of the valley, apple blossoms and tulips are some of my other favorites.
This year's Ottawa Tulip Festival is
a fait accompli, but
