Signs of Spring.....

 I had one single crocus bloom out front yesterday. I am hoping the rains will help open up more. 

The two flowering trees in front are budding.  I don't know exactly when they will open but they sometimes show up before I notice. I was talking with my neighbor out front in the cold windy weather and he looked up and said that tree is budding.

Our new wreath looks pretty spring-like. It replaced one that had been up for a whole year that was originally a Christmas wreath. Fake flowers are pretty good considering that real plants wouldn['t last for very long.

I have some outside work to do. I did a little work yesterday afternoon, taking down the dead sedum from last year. I also trimmed back some last stems of the mums. I need to trim back my roses but the weather and my ambition is preventing from getting it done. 

We didn't get any of the major storm in our area.  We are too far south to get the snow but theiy are having blizzard warnings in the north western part of Iowa. We really need rain but we are just getting mostly strong winds and sprinkles. Our grass is looking just a little bit green. 

Thanks for stopping by today.