A drake and his duck

The weather has been absolutely wonderful in old SJ this week and Simeon and I have been enjoying our daily walks tremendously! I took a few shots along the way to show you the signs of spring in our neck of the woods. The crocuses in this picture are the first blooms in my (Ruth) mother's flowerbed. Sidenote: did you know that crocus is Latin for saffron? Saffron is made of the stigma of the saffron crocus. Hmm.
We also met a couple of mallard ducks on our journey. We've seen them for over a week now and I'm hoping they'll stick around. Sadly, Simeon wasn't quite as interested (as you can see).