White Forsythia, Spring 2012.

"I'm ready for my close-up!", a photo by Leenechan on Flickr.

We've had this shrub for years, and it never looked good enough to photograph until today. I'm not sure why it's called "white forsythia" when it's pink, not white!

I'm pretty sure it's not a true forsythia, either. I think it's Korean. It repeat-bloomed last fall, which was pretty interesting.

It smells nice, too!

Feels like springtime.

"They smell like honeysuckle!", a photo by Leenechan on Flickr.

Tomorrow is the first day of spring, actually. March is usually pretty miserable, but thanks to this mini-heat wave all our flowers are blooming early!

Sometimes I look at the Pure Neemos compared to the Monster High dolls and think "These are so perfect." And other times I think that they're boring. Koron looks pretty cute in that bush, though, doesn't she?