Baltimore gets a few days of springtime each year between late winter's chill and full summer's heat, and it's right now. These beautiful bright blue days say, "come out and play!" I'm soooo busy, but couldn't resist taking my little Sony PhD camera outside to snap a few signs of nature.

The trees and garden are waking up and asking to be noticed. The "lowly" dandelion has to be  in the picture because it has its own beauty. We all have "weeds" in our lives; the only thing that makes a pretty flower a weed is that it goes where we don't want it. Have you ever watched a child with a dandelion, blowing and scattering the seeds? Something that brings such fun and wonder can only be beautiful.

Phlox makes a pretty purple carpet, the trees are budding and blooming, and a few daffodils are still decorating my garden. At the end of the day the moon shines through trees that are naked now, but not for long. There is so much promise in spring…a few minutes wandering around the yard is a refreshing mini-vacation from computer screens and paperwork.

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