Signs of Spring

One of my favorite times of the year is spring. Might have something to do with my birthday (which seems to be more dreaded each year) or perhaps just the temporary calm before the storm between winter and summer here in Northern California, which as anybody familliar with the weather around here knows, both can be britial.

There are many places around here where the Redbud trees are in full bloom. They are so majestic. There are many bursts of pink and purple amidst the drab of all the yet to bud out oak trees. It really is a site to see. Pictures like this are difficult to get because, with the ever changing weather, a spring storm came through our area and blew all of the beautiful buds off. Click here for a link to the site where this amazing picture and many more like this came from.