The Promise of Spring

The season starts with a dream and faith in the smallest seed.

Sunday, March 20, 2011

First Day of Spring

A day of firsts... First day of Spring and first planting at the new house. We spent most of the weekend doing spring cleanup at the current place so we can get it sold, but I did make some time this afternoon to get over and turn over a little bit of earth. Nothing major. Planted some primroses in pots near the door and transplanted some mums that used to be in the front window boxes. I was actually surprised that they made it through the winter,...

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Where's Waldo

Where's Waldo? Some of our neighborhood wildlife seems to like to hang out at the pool.... In this photo... A black cat and a groundhog. I promise. Here's a better shot of one of the critters: Temporary Reside...

Sunday, March 6, 2011

Mysteries of Spring

One of the most exciting things about moving to the new house is just the grand mystery of what may already be part of the landscape and is just currently tucked away, hidden, just waiting for the right time to pop up and make an appearance. Some things like these naturalized crocuses are a welcome sight: Even more crocuses make an appearance. It's hard to tell in the photo, but they have pretty much covered a huge area of the back yard with...