Snowdrops

Crocus are not up yet, but here are the snowdrops, in B's backyard in central Connecticut. I planted these two years ago. Last year there was no sign of them at all. This year, today, here they are.

Gleanings

The Periodic Table of Awesome. (via)

Ex-Star Wars boffins build mosquito-blasting raygun (via)

The Chia Obama. (via)

Barack Obama is tired of your motherfucking shit. (Audio, NSFW) (via, via)

The third party for all the third partiers. (via blake, somewhere)

Veterans Honor rose

If I get another rose bush, it's going to be one of these.

Thanks to Althouse commenter Bissage.