I know it is hard to believe that I used up all my free photo space on Blogger. While waiting for more space to kick in, I can't post pictures. I will tell you that I saw a green leaf on a a shrub Sunday and I have a picture to prove it. I do believe now that spring is coming.
The dogs also found three lost toys that were buried in the snow since December. It is amazing what appears as the snow slowly melts. Some people train their dogs to "do their duty" in one spot in the yard. If our two went in the same spot all winter I am afraid we would have had a pile ready to topple into the neighbors yard. Yes, it is that time of year to walk gingerly around the yard because of their "sign" or should I make that plural?
It looks like some plants took a winter hit, but guess what? When the snow melted there were weeds looking as green and hardy as they did when I should have pulled them in November. The dogs are still having fun running over the icy top of the pond. Will they know the day the ice is too thin not to run out, or will they just get a cold bath? Time will tell. Pictures soon!
Now I can post pictures again so here is what I discovered Sunday when I did my second garden walk.
We can get back to the gazebo and the fire was warm and inviting.
Spring is actually coming.... the first sign is this leaf on the Bridal Wreath Spiarea .
Fences sometimes need some repair after a long winter.
This weeping birch ,which was planted before I lived here , may not make it with that split down the trunk. It was such a great hiding place for the cats.
The forsythia, usually the first to bloom in the spring, shows promise even with the snow in the background.
This was part of the rock wall by the front garden. The plow guy got a bit too close.
This the pond that the dogs may just decide to walk on one day and find the ice won't hold them.
Shelby had waited months to fetch this ball and run across the driveway once again.