The First Daffodil

My husband dislikes them, but I love seeing them. After a snowy afternoon yesterday, I wasn’t expecting to see a lot of anything when we took our morning walk to the National Mall. But then I remembered that it was almost 70 degrees last week. When we approached the unusually crowded air and space museum someone was taking a photo of the first pink blooms of the year. And when we reached the gardens by the Hirshhorn Museum, there was the first daffodil! A layer of melting ice and snow was visible along the way, but every bud or flower in the colorful mix was a sight to see. The gardeners place little signs that identify the flower and this lovely yellow bulb flower is fittingly called “February Gold.” Mixed in between the greens and sticks were a few winter pansies. This is definitely the time to be in town because every day promises something even more lovely. It’s been a while since we’ve seen the sun. What a difference it makes.