Cercis canadensis

You can't tell by this photo, but I thought this redbud tree was beautifully shaped. You also can't tell, but the wind was blowing like a big dog today, as well. I didn't mind because it was supposed to rain. I'd take wind and sunshine over rain and clouds almost anytime. (Especially since I played hooky from work. I pretended I was going to work, but I played all day.) The following quote really explains how the weather was today.

"It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold:  when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade."

- Charles Dickens