Tulips!

I just got back from the farmer's market, I haven't been in a few weeks so I don't know if this is a new development but the guy who sells flowers has started carrying tulips. In Iowa tulips grow pretty easily but since they need a cold winter to hibernate you hardly ever see them in California. The ones at the farmer's market are small little things, about half the size of the ones back home, but its still good to see them. They remind me of how we would watch for the sprouts and, when they were in full bloom, we would breathe a sigh of relief and celebrate spring.

Of course, I'm avoiding thinking about the carbon footprint of these mini-tulips.