Today was Tax Filing Day and once again, TurboTax did all of the heavy lifting and e-filing. Tonight an e-mail arrived saying our federal return has already been accepted and we can expect direct deposit of our refund in about 10 days. How sweet is that! Since I finished at 5 p.m. there was no supper in the works so we went out to eat at Mi Ranchito. Thanks to Daylight-Saving Time, we were home long before dark and I discovered that this afternoon's sun had brought out the first daffodil bloom of 2010.
We also seem to now have resident robins. They are clucking at dusk and singing before sunrise and like this one, trolling the yard for grub (and grubs).
Meanwhile, the tulips are starting to emerge from the mulch out front. Even though conventional wisdom says the bulbs last only a year or two, these just keep on ticking. Time will tell if they have blooms, and what color.
We are beginning to feel the irresistible force of Spring everywhere: in the red maple buds down the street, crocus in many yards, a row of daffodils locked and loaded and ready to burst out in yellow in a day or two, multiple bird songs, and the ever present burrowing of our resident moles. Even if we get colder weather and light snow next week (some long range forecasts say we will) spring is going to just keep on coming. A much more hopeful certainty than the T-word!
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