azaleas are blooming around here. in fact, they've been blooming for about a week. mental note: get down to the azalea garden at the museum of art. sit and enjoy.

speaking of flowers, yesterday i bought some red geraniums, red petunias, and red impatiens to plant (in pots) in my back"yard". every year i intend to do an all-red (actually, red and white) garden, but i always get sucked in by the intense pinks and purples of other flowers. this year i've held strong, and SO HEAR ME i WILL HAVE that red garden! we also bought a hose to attach to the new outdoor spigot we have, so i'll be able to *water* my new plants without hauling water from the kitchen sink! yay!