What a great day smelling the tulips and daffodils. There's a ton of photos over on our Flickr feed. Flowers, or is that "flowrs," are always good photo subjects. It's am amazing sight to see field after field of flowers.

Was this a good thing to do for our marriage? Well look at the smile on Maryam's face. Says it all. Translation: if you're a geek working in the Pacific Northwest, take the women in your life next week and they'll be more likely to let you play on your computer the rest of the summer.

Remember to visit the headquarters of the Washington Bulb, Co. (well, actually, the garden next door, which they call the Roozengaarde garden. Bring your cell phone camera. Take pictures of the ones you like and you can order them online for delivery in the fall).

It's better than taking notes and forgetting what they looked like when you get home.

Anyway, if you visit you'll feel like you're inside Tulips.com. Which, pretty accurately, you are. Except if you visit the garden for real you can smell the flowers. Pretty hard to do that over a Web site.

If you want to visit Skagit valley (very famous) and see the flowers for yourself, remember that they only last a few weeks — usually March-May. It's best to watch the bloom update and see what's blooming before you head out. A couple of years ago we went during Easter break and all the flowers were already plowed under. It's a bummer to drive four hours and not see anything. (The fields are about two hours north of Seattle).

Hope your Sunday was as flowery.