Waiting for Spring

Found an old, dried out head of a hydrangea blossom yesterday while we were working in the yard, and put it away for a rainy day... like today. In truth, it didn't actually rain but it was oppressively dull all day.

We were unashamedly lazy. I was trying to get the perfect shot of my purple finches perched on new sticks that I'd set up for them (though there was not really enough light), and Mr. L. watched the Masters on the internet (before transmission was unceremoniously terminated at the 13th hole). Bubba Watson won, just for the record.

Roasted a chicken - haven't done that for about 100 years. Tried the high heat/short roast/no baste method, worked like a charm, chicken moist and tender, but wow, did it make a mess of the oven :( And a lot less meat than I was expecting - do we just eat more these days?