Perseverance

The birds announced their return this week with beautiful song and warm temperatures. I feel like I'm soaking it up after more than a month of snow. I really hope spring is here and this isn't just a tease.

Coming into the house yesterday I couldn't help but notice these bright leaves - covered literally by more than two feet of snow for over a month, had managed to survive an Ohio winter. These crazy snap dragons are annuals! Normally they drop seeds and come back when the weather warms up, but we still had flowers at Christmas. The next time I'm having a hard time getting through something, I'm going to pull this photo out for inspiration.