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Here in southeast Alaska, we are having the snowiest spring in a long time-- it's easy to lose sight of the fact that the days are getting longer, the light is returning.

We got in a box full of sunshine this week, though-- Sunflowers! Giant spots of sunshine yellow, sure to cheer up even hearts the size of walnuts. We just look at them and smile. They look particularly lovely with branches of Forsythia, and Andromeda. Andromeda is mostly sold as a foliage, and the bloom heads start off as seed sized red nubs on the tips of the branches. As the bloom head matures around Mother's Day, the seed heads turn into light pink or white bells. Very graceful, and lacey.

The product available in the spring is varied, and short lived. Some things are cut to sell for only a few weeks-- then they become too ripe to ship, but still look beautiful in the field. Take a moment and look around you-- the blooms you see today may be gone in just a few weeks. Whichever flower makes your heart sing, bring one or two or a handful home today. It will help you remember that spring is coming.

Keep Blooming, everyone.