Lacy Sunday

Yesterday wasn't quite it. There is a green haze of near leafing out around the branches of some of the trees but, if only one person can see it, it doesn't count. Google doesn't find lacy Sunday, but it was a real event in our annual calendar, marking the first day of Spring for some purposes, and very beautiful. Prediction: February 29, besides being a leap day will also be lacy Sunday. And so far nobody's picked any of our flowers. And so far only the very first blooms are beginning to show signs of wear. And so far there are blooms from varieties not seen in years. One of them is a very small, creamy white tiny narcissus that's also very double. Even though double flowers are not favorites, this one is quite appealing, whatever it is. In the garden-envy department, let's just say that people who have flowering quince, which is prolific in bloom this year, are lucky.