Mustard Fields in Napa Valley

A little bit of rain and lots of warm sunshine is all it takes to get the mustard seed to sprout. Now that we've had a couple of mild rain storms and a couple of weeks of 60 degree weather, streaks of yellow flowers have popped up between the rows of vines.
While the vines lie dormant, and most of Napa Valley snoozes quietly, these blossoms are cheerily greeting highway travelers. In fact, there were several cars pulled over where I snapped this photo, all of us taking in the brightness, the joyfulness, and snapping a memory frame. For later when the rain returns, we'll want to remember how beautiful this February moment was.