Spring!

We are enjoying these early, albeit hot, early days of Spring. This morning a pair of birds were fighting/courting around the birdhouse in our back yard. I became overly excited because since John made the birdhouse with our nieces Chloey and Abbey over 2 years ago, not a single bird has ever landed on it, let alone peeked inside. I thought for sure they had deemed the dwelling the perfect spot to call home and start a little family. However, after over an hour of a very loud and energetic display all over our yard, they disappeared and have yet to return.

The tulips John planted in the Fall have finally bloomed and are so beautiful! I think tomorrow I will snip a few so we can enjoy them inside too!

April Showers...

Okay, so May has not arrived yet, but all the rain we have been getting has certainly been great for the new plants and blossoms popping up all around us. Aren't these hyacinths lovely! I've been dying to plant hyacinth bulbs since we moved in five years ago and John (with a little help from Nicolaus of course) planted some in the Fall. They make our whole house smell heavenly. If I were going to be a spring bride, I would most definitely have a hyacinth bouquet with a little lavender thrown in there too... (We have two lavender bushes as well).

Happy Spring!