Spring!!!!!

Today is the first day of Spring -- that magical time of year when things green up again after the dreariness of winter. Bulbs are poking their noses above ground, trees have fat buds, and soon, very soon, the yard will be abloom.

These are not from Linderhof's garden, alas, but rather from the market -- a $2.99 purchase which, when in a few short weeks we'll have an abundant supply, may seem like a silly purchase, but they make me smile and for that, it is worth it.
The vase is one of our cloisonne pieces. Actually, one of husband Jim's cloisonne pieces. He's the cloisonne collector. I just get the benefit! It's a newly acquired one, too. I love the colors. The blue background and the flowers in pink and violet and yellow and white.
It's the perfect size for my bedside table -- replacing a blue and white vase that I once had there. This vase is more special -- a reminder of a trip and the pink in the vase picks up the pinks of the Master Bedroom.

It's Saturday which means that it's Pink Saturday. Please join Beverly at How Sweet the Sound for Pink Saturday!