A beautiful spring day

It's wonderfully sunny today, with the thermometer reaching 80 degrees! This morning I went out to inspect the green things that are shooting up out of the earth, accompanied by Basil the cat. He got into the spirit of the day by enthusiastically rolling around in the dirt. I did find buds on the lilac bushes and plenty of daffodil and tulip leaves that have come out of nowhere! There also appears to be some fresh green growth on my foxglove and woolly lamb's ear!