Nature's first green is gold...

....as the famous poet wrote.  But outside my house, nature's hue is not gold yet, but a sickly yellow.  The bulbs are trying, though, and it can't be long now.  That "hardest hue to hold" is destined to turn green soon, though not soon enough for me.  The forced tulip bulb inside near my front window is faring better, though its white trailing roots are nourished only by water enveloping the marbles. From the looks of it, the tulip should be a red one.  Yay!