The herald daffodil came out this morning, and a young visitor

Here's the faithful daffodil that always blooms first every year.

And the squirrels uprooted the Autumn Joy sedum, so I trimmed off last year's foliage and replanted because the new rosettes are under way.

 Sedum is such a worker of a plant. Something happening in every season.

Then a  young friend stopped in and we made lemonade and brought out banana bread, and he instructed me on  his basketball strategies.

 Seriously good thinker. I think he's eight now. Off the charts smart. He ran the conversation. Things like: what would the world be like if nobody had taste buds.  Followed by a simulation of eating with and without a sense of taste.

 You really have to be alert to keep up with his ideas. Quicksilver ideas. I may need to rest now.