Spring arrived Friday evening and we were celebrating it with a cocktail party on the patio over at the StoneRidge Grill. It began with short sleeve weather. My drink of choice is a Black Butte Porter from Deschutes Brewery in Bend, Oregon.
But it still got chilly once the sun went down. Down toward Phoenix there was what looked like a rain cloud.
We had a little rain earlier in the week and spring blossoms are bursting out all over.
Two different angles at our Redbud tree. The finches love it.
Another tree budding into leaves in the front yard.
A close-up of the trunk reveals a somewhat erotic sign of growth.
Some type of shrubbery is loaded with buds and bright yellow blooms.
While another nearby bush is covered with delicate little lavender blossoms.
Spring has definitely arrived in my part of the world.
(By the way, as always, all pictures can be "embiggened" by clicking on them.)