Spring has sprung - somewhat

Okay, so Sunday was a lazy day.  Did some reading and watched some television.  However, Monday it was back to “work.”  Spent a good part of the day doing laundry and my normal morning chores. 

Today is the first day of spring, and the weather is beautiful.  Sunny and 70’s.  Also a little humid.  But, that’s Alabama.  Can’t do anything about it.  I imagine I will be turning on the air conditioning soon. 

When I took my mail to the mailbox this morning, I checked on the forsythia bushes (twigs) that we planted on Friday.  They both have at least one green leaf.   If you look closely you can see them, especially on the one.

Nothing else shows any signs of life yet.  I keep watching.  All the new growth on my hydrangeas died with the freeze we had last week.  Hoping they will come back. 

 

Dillard watered the trees, garden and plants in the backyard this afternoon.  I watered the trees in the front yard.  Renea came over while I was on the deck.  She had both Lola and Copper with her.  While we were talking, Kevin came home, and Dillard came over with his golf cart.  The four of us went to the backyard and checked the garden.  We still have only two strawberry plants, but it looks like we have one asparagus plant peeking up through the dirt.

You have to look close because the asparagus plants looks almost like a piece of grass.

Dillard's rose garden.

When Dillard was watering the new trees, he found one of the crabapples with new leaves.  Looks like maybe one of them took root.  We found a lot of deer tracks all around the new trees.

Again you have to look closely, but the leaves are there.  These two pictures are of the same tree.

While Dillard was driving around on his golf cart, he picked up a watering can from behind my shed.  He is always looking at the ground for any plants he may find growing wild.  He found three wild rose bushed (very small) by my green shed.  We marked them with flags so we don’t run over them with the mower.  I will post pictures of them when we clean the area around them.  He also found a few up near Kevin and Renea’s driveway.  I saw him mark them this morning with flags.

P.S.  I rode around with him on his golf cart while checking everything out.  Sure was different than riding with Jim.  Dillard drives at a nice speed so we could see everything.  Jim drove as fast as the cart would go and then just stop. 

After taking our tour we all headed to our respective homes.  I had to shower after working outside this afternoon.  Talked to Jana (via telephone).  She had gone to B & N and Frisch’s.  Of course, she bought a couple of books.  I then watched DWTS.  Looks like it could be a good season.  A couple of them should go right away.  Jana and I texted back and forth regarding our opinions.  Then it was on to bed.  I swear Penny can tell time.  She sure pesters me when it is bedtime until I go.  She even leads me into the bedroom 😊