A Cactus Blooms in Illinois

It's raining and thundering today. So here's a fresh bloom from one of the cacti that has been sitting in my kitchen window all winter.

A Beginning

Calling something a "new beginning" is redundant redundant. Don't you think? So, I'll just say that this is a beginning--the blog and the new leaves sprouting on one of the spirea bushes out in front of my house. Like my friends Laura and Lisa, I've decided to take up the Project 365 Challenge. Take a photo every day for the next 365 days and share it. I love flowers, so I imagine that while I have them, you'll be seeing many. In a few months, there will be all kinds of flowers in front of my house just as there has been since we moved here 7 years ago.