Strolling the neighborhood, with John and Fellini, I bring my Canon digital to snap a few photos of buds in bloom and am pleasantly surprised when I find aplenty! Although chilly, the air holds promise, the best season in Portland in our opinion, when the burst of newly born energy curses through the branches and the earth explodes in green shoots with little purple, yellow and white heads! We are out of darkness, now we know for sure!
I am cleaning the garden, planting fruit trees and waiting for my tulips to display their lovely egg shaped heads!
Space Place House 
I am jealous of those blooms! Here in Missouri everything is covered in snow and ice. Thanks for sharing the photos.
thanks, yes it is so nice, but today it’s pouring rain, ugh