the good

I hadn't realized until I decided to check the dates that these photos were taken almost 3 weeks ago on March 30th. The daffodil were just starting to peek out and only the crocuses were up. I love that lonely little one that just found it's way under the trees. George was just finishing up some projects. Making some little compartment for lumber out of pallets. I think he would be make a good lumberjack...it's in his genes as his great grandfather was a logger. I am sure there were many loggers back in his day.  Anyways I was stalking him watching him work on this beautiful sunny spring day.   The bulk of the planting is done and in different stages of growth. Now it seems there is a lot of moving. Always a lot of moving. Cooling things down and hardening off.  It's fun to look back and see how much things have grown. I actually find myself cutting a lot back already. I am never without my scissors close at hand. My most used tool.  I made up a lot of little succulent mixtures and hopefully won't run out as quickly as I did last year. I'll try to photograph more of them to show you and maybe some flowers. Looking at these photos there isn't much that looks like spring. I am sure blogland is full of spring colors. I haven't had the time to visit like I would like but want to thank you for the wonderful comments. Most of you that write know that this is our crunch time. I so appreciate you understanding.  That was our weeping juniper that broke in the middle from that super snowstorm when we got 30-36". We haven't had the time to take care of it and it makes me a little sad to see it broken but it was getting too big for the space. 

Sadness is the Boston tragedy. I am overwhelmed with grief as I know you are.  I have been trying to listen to NPR for most of it as I haven't been doing much TV watching. The stories are horrific but also very inspiring as you hear of the people that stepped up to help. It's easy to get lost in the hatred, but important to know that humanity is not lost. 

Some wise words to keep in mind from  

From Patton Oswalt on facebook

I remember, when 9/11 went down, my reaction was, "Well, I've had it with humanity."

But I was wrong. I don't know what's going to be revealed to be behind all of this mayhem -- one human insect or a poisonous mass of broken sociopaths.

But here's what I DO know. If it's one person or a HUNDRED people, that number is not even a fraction of a fraction of a fraction of a percent of the population on this planet. You watch the videos of the carnage and there are people running TOWARDS the destruction to help out. (Thanks FAKE Gallery founder and owner Paul Kozlowski for pointing this out to me). This is a giant planet and we're lucky to live on it but there are prices and penalties incurred for the daily miracle of existence. One of them is, every once in a while, the wiring of a tiny sliver of the species gets snarled and they're pointed towards darkness.

But the vast majority stands against that darkness and, like white blood cells attacking a virus, they dilute and weaken and eventually wash away the evildoers and, more importantly, the damage they wreak. This is beyond religion or creed or nation. We would not be here if humanity were inherently evil. We'd have eaten ourselves alive long ago.

So when you spot violence, or bigotry, or intolerance or fear or just garden-variety misogyny, hatred or ignorance, just look it in the eye and think, "The good outnumber you, and we always will."

Spring

It's still pretty wintery looking outside but Spring is almost here :) 

are you ready?

Spring flowers

Seems I’ve been absent from the blog world……again.

though I have been thinking of you and this little blog of mine quite a lot.

Getting any screen time has been difficult but I’ve enjoyed being

outdoors and watching the season progress.

Seems when I have more to share,  I have no time to tell you about it.

Isn’t that just the way it is sometimes?

    

Seems like ages ago when we had these pansies, now we only have a few left.

 Only the yellow ones.

Doesn’t anyone like yellow anymore? 

The daffodils where better then ever this season. I dug up more 2 years ago

and moved them around and they are filling in well. 

The early heat this spring made them come on sooner then normal.

I was worried they would go by too fast but thankfully

we went back to normal temperatures so they stayed around longer.

The last 2 days have been like summer weather.

This is the strangest Spring I can remember.

Winter one day Summer the next : )

As some of my other daffs are ending my Thalia daffs are just coming in.

The whitest of all daffodils and not overly tall.

Of course we can’t forget the poppies.

Do you have a favorite spring flower???

They were all Yellow

I always associate the color yellow with Spring.

Don’t you???

It’s a Happy Color

….then again I think that holds true about Pink too.

It’s fun to watch what colors customers like and are drawn to.

Some like very bright color combos….

some more muted and pastel.

I’ve run the gambit myself and have experimented with all colors at one time.

Every Spring I used to like to wait until something struck me….

and when it did.

Hold on!!!!!!!  I was obsessed in searching out what plants

would fit the bill.

To the point that I would get really distracted at work.

It was all I could think about.

Really gets your blood pumping when you have a vision.

It’s quite a rush.

So how about you???

How do you feel about YELLOW???

Wow another week has flown by

..... enjoy your weekend no matter what the weather brings.

Happy Mothers Day

Too all the loving Mothers who give their time and devotion

I wish you a wonderful day of love and happiness.

I was so lucky to have the best Mother in the whole

world who encouraged me in every way.

She always made me feel that every silly thing I made was

the best thing she ever saw.

I miss her everyday.

and miss you all too.

Hope that you forgive me for being absent these last weeks and

thank you for being concerned about me.

Spring is a crazy time around here

and it wouldn't be fair to make George do all the work!

would it?

What was once will be again

It’s windy today and overcast.

Not everyones idea of the perfect Spring Day.

But it’s not raining……

YET

This was a photo I took last year…….

Soon it will be beautiful out with blue skies and warmer temperatures

...... just like the day I took this picture

…..and we’ll be busy.

I hope:) 

and I will be ready for it.

I think ? :)

Are you ready for Spring???

all your ducks in a row???

it's almost here

       Hey how are you all?

I just wanted to do a post just to let you know that I've been

thinking of  you all.

This week has been a bit hectic and as I'm doing this I'm feeling guilty for

not get more work done.

Holy moly getting ready to reopen on Saturday and I

feel so unprepared but

hey that's nothing new.

Just found out that the grower I've been

buying our pansies from

won't have them ready for sale for another

10 days. Seems all the snow bogged him down

and he planted them 2 weeks later then normal.

( I think it was the price of oil that may have changed his plans)

uggh not enjoying the extra cost either.

Why we changed our growing schedules

 too a few yrs ago.

So even though our cats are getting a lot of rest we

haven't been.

Charlotte is thinking " can't you people get something more

comfy for my head to lay on but these trays?...I tell ya!

the amenities here are not what they used to be.

I'm sure you've all been busy too

cleaning up the yards after the mess of this Winter, 

some spring cleaning, getting your taxes prepared (uggh)  or

maybe just spending time outside enjoying some of the

wonderful weather we had last week.

 I here we're getting a little snow tomorrow...

not much just an inch or so.

 Just enough to remind us that Spring can

be fickle.

This is a hyacinth that never found it's way in the ground

like it was supposed too.

It was from last Spring.

It hung on to the gravel and made it's way anyways.

When I noticed it I quickly

gave it a more premanent place.

I guess that's what we all want.

A place where we can be loved and cared for.

Take care of one another.....

the news these days has made me feel

so fortunate for all I have.

Spring ever changing

Just a quick note to say hi and to tell you how much I have missed all of you.

It's been over a week since my last post.

Easter day actually.

It seems so long ago and so much has happened.

These pictures are from that day. It was later in the afternoon by the time I

got around to remembering to take a picture of our weeping cherry.

The sun was just going down and the light had a certain soft grayish glow that the

camera picked up but my eyes did not.

Funny how that happens.

By the end of the week the blossoms were just a memory.

The heat we had,

though an unexpected delight did

shorten the life span of the flowers.

Happy I had taken the time to capture them in their prime.

Now my time at home and any spar time is also not what it was....

but the trade off is that I get to witness the birth of Spring and all that comes with it.

I am so lucky to work outside and get to see it ever changing.

Though I may not be able to go far these days.

A simple trip to the post office is an adventure! haha

I'm content to just staying put!