Thursday, March 1, 2012

Spring is Springing Early! Come See All The Signs I Found In My Yard!

Grab a cup of coffee, and take a walk with me around the yard!

My favorite tree is all fluffy!!  I need to remember to send the little guy out to cut some branches for his teacher.  :) Last year, he was taking handfuls to school every day to hand out to his friends.  pussy willowIf you have a pussy willow, by the way, and you want to have MORE pussy willows, cut a woody stem while it looks like this.   Then simply jam it into the ground where you want the new one to grow!

It has been such an enjoyable winter!  Although I missed having snow, it has been really nice to be outside more often!

Spring2 Our daffodils are almost ready to pop and our redbud trees are budding!

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Even the maple trees are showing signs of life!spring3 

And I cant forget the new leaves that are growing on my clematis!spring7

But my favorite sign of spring?  Crocuses and miniature Irises!

miniature iris spring

yellow crucus

white crocus

Can you believe I took  these pictures during the month of February--while walking around in short sleeves?! 

I hope you are enjoying a touch of spring wherever you are!!

2 comments:

Mari said...

What a happy post! No such signs here, but they'll be coming. :)
I love pussy willows.

Kim @ Homesteader's Heart said...

Man! Your flowers are gorgeous!!! And yes I can believe you were walking around in short sleeves in February. I've been in tank tops, shorts and flip flops "almost" all Winter.
BIG HUGS!!!
Kim