Happy Spring!

Yes, it’s definitely here.  I mowed the lawn (the spring weeds) for the 2nd time today.

The azaleas and dogwoods are in full bloom.  Grandma Dean’s dogwood tree in our backyard has more blooms than it ever has.

I started washing the house in preparation for painting it.  Hopefully I’ll get that done before it gets too hot.  We’ve had a full week now of cloudless blue skies and mild temperatures.  After the cold and rain in California the change was welcome.

I also started to get my garden in order.  We bought some basil plants just before we left town and I had to plant them.  In the process I set up my herb garden.  It has basil, parsley,sage, rosemary, thyme and oregano.

The 3 blueberry bushes are full of blooms this year.  Last year I got 3 blueberries.  This year maybe there will be a handful.

We also have 3 or 4 places in the front and backyard where small blackberry plants are blooming.