Welcome Signs of Spring: Blossoms Around the Property, and What I Cut for Indoors Even in February

I know it's still very wintry in other parts of the country. However, I wanted to provide some encouraging photos -- winter will eventually end. Here's what I found in our yard and on our deck.

The native plum is beginning to blossom. It does fruit, a little.
But the plums are small and best for jam or leaving for the squirrels.

Here's a pot I showed last March.
The primroses stopped blooming in the heat of summer
but returned in late fall.
The grape hyacinth next to the birdie's head, bloomed in spring,
 dried up, then put on growth in fall to bloom this month.

I have two pots of petite daffodils that are
the earliest of my spring bulbs to bloom.
As they're on the deck, they bloomed earlier than those in the ground.

The forsythia is just about to bloom.
In about 4 weeks or so the bush will be fully yellow.
But I did find a few blossoms this week.

In February I like to bring some forsythia cuttings indoors.
Right now they look like bare branches.
In about a week to 10 days the cuttings will provide an indoor show.

For cuttings, I look for branches that have
just a touch of yellow in one or two buds per branch.

Winter can't last forever. My hope for you is that your spring will come sooner rather than later and will bring lots of cheerful blossoms.