bouquet of ranunculus, bearded iris, sweet peas, clematis, lilacs and peach campanella roses

it's cold here. it caught me by surprise this morning on the way to spin class. yep, folks, i'm still spinning monday and wednesday mornings. monday's classes are usually pretty nice -- a good way to start the week. but the instructor for wednesday's class is brutal (in a good way, of course). she makes sure that i sweat and pant and nearly faint at least three times over the course of 45 minutes -- very intense. naturally, i've signed up for her class this friday (pray for me, please). my legs are burning. i've consumed two glasses of wine to help relax my muscles ;)

and a little garden snake baking in the morning sun. he kept me company as i was taking photos.