Finally Signs of Spring ~ April 6 - 11, 2015

It's been a long time coming. Winter wasn't as bad as last year but this spring has been cold. Finally we got a little break and the crocus responded.

Smokey, as per usual, likes to walk into the picture :-)

And fat cat Ali was enjoying a little sun.

But the crocus ruled the day.

A few days later, a constant rain & slowly increasing temperatures caused a deep fog.

It also afforded some nice photo opportunities.

And today we hit 60 degrees on a very sunny day. The birds can now be heard singing constantly and this titmouse stopped by for a quick bath.

More flowers are joining or priming to become part of the panoply of spring.

And we're all happy about that, even if you're on the outside looking in.

 

Reflections on March 2013

Still snow & Smokey likes the birdbath perch

Rosa Parks Circle ice rink is melting

Potholes are growing...

Snowdrops are blooming

Ali is unimpressed but crocus are emerging

Cats watching the hail, crocus and other plants waiting to bloom...

 

 

 

A yard walk with the cats, looking for spring:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A March 30 addendum for the crocus:

 Looking forward to April!

Early Harbingers of Spring in Michigan - 3/22/10

Throughout the garden, early blooms rise up through garden detritus. They stand alone, and gently sway like lonely sentinels watching over a graveyard.

They’ll soon be joined by others, as a greening mass slowly makes its way over the garden. By then, these original sentinels will have faded, making room for others whose time has come.

Although they will not play a part in the final array of spring plants that will soon cover every inch, they’ve played their part in the panoply we welcome as spring...yes, life.