Wow!! How bright and pretty! Not a color you'd expect to see much of around here this time of year. The yellow really pops against the weathered boards of the fence. I was just looking out the window at my frosty garden thinking it'll be several months before I see any color out there again.

Beautiful sight and so cheerful!

Here along the shoreline it's been a warm December without many bitter cold days to slow things down. I've seen some strange sights, too, in my garden. Last week I found a small white annual alyssum blooming between two evergreens. It's been two years since I planted alyssum in that spot so this must be some hardy seed that suddenly germinated. Now this week my pansies are blooming!

Molie