Getting a house in winter is cool because...

... you are plesently surprised come springtime.

When we got home from Cali we were pleasantly surprised by the lovely blossoms on a tree in our backyard (any idea of what tree it could be?) plus some lovely daffodills & tulips just popped up.

My favorites are a flower I've never seen before: Double Daffodils. There are a couple weird spots where they were growing in the middle of our lawn. Scott picked them before the got trampled under the kids feet. I now have a lovely bundle for my desk. Lovely!