Last week, frost and flannel pajamas.  Next week, temperatures near 90 degrees.  That's spring in Indiana!  Thankfully, the recent rain and warming temps have been great for my plants.  So many new buds.  I am fascinated by these poppy stalks...aliens!

Hello, gorgeous!  Only one poppy is blooming right now...but these guys are ready to pop!

So much in bloom...

...or getting ready to bloom.

It's not just in the garden where we're seeing cheerful new faces!

We decided that although the pain from losing Bosewichte is still raw, it was better for Tabitha to have a companion.  We found this just-out-of-kittenhood cat at the local animal shelter and named him Klaus.  And he...is...a...lover.

He rears up on his hind legs and reaches out his arms for hugs...I've never seen a cat do that before! He's a major bed snuggler and daytime explorer.  

Tabitha is skeptical, but we're hoping that she comes around soon.  Maybe they'll be conspiring to crowd me out of desk space within a  month!  :)  

Have a great week!