Signs of Spring

They’re everywhere in Northern California, from the last drops of rain on the nasturtiums:

To the children dancing around the May pole at the May Faire…

To this poppy that planted itself next to our big rock in front of the house…

And of course, the irresistible urge to dye one’s hair orange. The photo doesn’t really do justice to the acid Kool-aid quality of Sunny’s dye job. Somehow she managed to persuade the Dean of Students at her school that this is “a hair color found in nature,” as required by the school appearance code.