It's Springing

The weather's warmed up and it's beginning to look like spring.  We have a few daffodils Ralph planted spring before last. On my garden to do list is to plant lots more spring bulbs this fall.

There are also a few grape hyacinths  scattered around.  Definitely need more bulbs next spring.

 

One of the plants I miss most from the Springfield garden is my pussy willow.  It was always covered in honeybees.  I bought one for a start here at the house above Heck Creek.  We'll plant it down in the bowl not too far from the bee yard.  Just love those fuzzy catkins.

And here's an eastern fence lizard sunning himself in the rock border.

Snow and Ice and Freezing Rain

The first part of March was sunny and warmish, almost balmy.  Everyone seemed to think that spring had come early and started working in their gardens.  I even thought about cleaning the beds and moving mulch back from the perennials.  But, one of the qualities gardeners need is patience.  I ended up just sitting on the bench in the sun and planning.  Early March is just too soon.  And it seemed the lion of March was not quite ready to succumb to the lamb.  This week we've got cloudy skies, snow, sleet and freezing rain with lows in the teens.

Who are these people ....

Flying through the skies high above the house above Heck Creek?

 

Where are they all going?

Leaving their traces in the sky. 

(And what are those reflections on my camera lens?)