Monday, March 4, 2013

Daffodils and Rainbows

Spring is here! The daffodils that I planted last fall started to bloom today. It looks like these yellow ones will open first, and then we'll see some of the white and orange ones later.

We are really enjoying the sunny weather that we had yesterday and today. I feel so much more productive and happy on sunny days. My busy work schedule also seems much more manageable to me on sunny days, too.

The sun has also brought some beautiful rainbows to our neighborhood. My mother-in-law took this picture of our house last week:


This photo reminds me a little bit of a painting by Frederic Edwin Church that I saw in the Metropolitan Museum of Art last month. I'd never seen this painting before, and I was really impressed with Church's use of light and color:

Frederic Edwin Church, The Aegean Sea, ca. 1877

Detail

4 comments:

Jessica Brown said...

That is such a great picture of your beautiful home. I love the recap of your NY trip too. You do have a well mannered boy. I'm glad you all had so much fun in NY!

joolee said...

YES, isn't everything more manageable with some sunshine?? i just did posted on my "happy" day yesterday and really, it was all due to the sunshine. can't wait for spring/summer!

Annette said...

Hooray for blooming daffodils! I thought they might pop open early this week. I also enjoyed reading about your NY trip. We're glad you all had a great time.

Bryson and Tara said...

LOVE the picture of your beautiful house and the amazing double rainbow. That is awesome. And yea for sunshine too! I hope we see more of it in our neck of the woods too...