gotta love that madison spring

Over in the Connecticut River Valley I see they're posting pics of spring flowers already. Here I was, proud of our own little patch of purple, but now I feel I've been stripped of my bragging rights. Against New England's blooms, these are nothing, nothing at all. Still, here in Madison, we'll take even this little puff of color, especially today as another snow shower passes through.

So here you go, take heart you there on State Street. In front of the Fac Club on Library Mall, yesterday, I saw this: