What a Life!

Today is the first day of spring – finally! This year I have been waiting on the edge of my seat for spring to come. It was a long winter cooped up with two boys in the house. Now Joey is big enough to ride in the stroller, and it’s warm enough for me to take them both, so we’ve been very much enjoying the warmer weather.

Here is a picture of the boys in my new stroller on a cold day (in the 40s).

In addition to being able to go for walks again, spring also means garden time. Last Friday I planted my seedlings. None of them have come up yet, of course, but you can see the dirt and the tray I used to plant all of them. Note the “helper” in the background.

…and a close-up.

I planted broccoli, cabbage and cauliflower – all to be transplanted in April – as well as tomatoes, green peppers, jalapeno peppers (for Steve), eggplant, and various herbs as well as flowers (marigolds for bug control and pansies for looks) – all to be planted in May.

Here is my garden plot, all brown and empty.

And no, that’s not our house in the background (though I wish it was).

Here is a close-up of the remnants of one of my pepper plants from last year.

I think it’s a cool picture with the stem in focus and everything else blurred. Eye candy.

One more bit of eye candy – the water faucet out by my garden. I love it because it’s old-fashioned (kinda-sorta).

Welcome Spring!