Spring 2011 IS Coming!
When the weather is cold and gloomy, sometimes it’s hard to envision spring and warm weather really will make it!
Fortunately, we’ve had a warm spell here, and while not time for shorts and bikinis yet, by mid-afternoon I can often get by with going out with a short sleeve shirt and no jacket. (Yes, I DO have on pants too, for the smart alecks among you!)
I have noticed over the last 2 or 3 days more and more signs of spring. Most specifically, daffodils in bud on Friday. . .
A promise of spring!
And by Sunday, they were in bloom. . .
A welcome spot of color!
And the quince bush down near our mailbox still looks pretty bare from a distance. . .
Still looking bare
But if you get up close, you can see there are lots of buds on the bush, just waiting for some more warm weather. . .
Pretty in Pink (and green)!
I love this quince bush because it’s grown from a start off the old home place where I grew up in West Virginia. I love growing stuff that my Mom and Dad had growing when I was a kid!
And The Farmer tilled up the garden space over the weekend, so thoughts of spring are very near! Flowers and fresh veggies, boy, does that sound good!
