February: Mid-Spring in These Parts

It may be snowing in many places, but here in Ventura, we have had blooming narcissus (mostly Paperwhites) since Thanksgiving and big yellow daffodils, blue Dutch irises, and various colors of hyacinths since January. But real Spring in SoCal doesn't arrive until the first tulips begin to bloom in the front yard, and that began to happen duriing the past two weeks, . . .