Happy First Day of Spring!

Spring is here! That is if you aren't one of those "Spring began on March 1st" meteorologists! I'm not, I go by the astronomical first day of spring, the vernal equinox. Equinox comes from Latin for equal and night, and is when the sun is directly above the equator, resulting in approximately the same amount of day and night. This happens twice a year, the other is the autumnal equinox, first day of fall.

This past week has been warm here, but it is cooling off again in a few days. My cough/respiratory illness is only a little bit better, and moved into a sinus infection for which I just started antibiotics yesterday. The fruit trees have lost their blossoms, and the crocus and daffodils are done. Here are some flowers heavy on the purple!

The prostrate rosemary isn't new to blooming, but now the bees are up and about.