It was sunny but bitterly cold this weekend when I went on garden rounds, checking birdhouses, picking up limbs and just enjoying being in sunshine.
Although it was cold even birds and frogs were out in force; I laughed walking back to my house because of the noise spring peeper frogs were making - they masked nearby highway sounds!
Chickadees, usually the first birds to sing after new year, were hopping between bird feeders and Tufted Titmice cracking open sunflower seeds sitting on nearby tree branches. Everyone seems to get along in early spring.
Several red male cardinals, and four deer also showed up at sunset, although spring peepers stopped their courting sounds when I got close; guess even frogs like to keep their courtship private.
It's too early to be doing much work in the garden but I was reminded why I plant crocus bulbs in fall; I found a lovely yellow crocus bulb (photo) blooming among fall leaves, the first of the year.
Spring really IS just around the corner! Anything blooming yet in your yard and garden?
Although it was cold even birds and frogs were out in force; I laughed walking back to my house because of the noise spring peeper frogs were making - they masked nearby highway sounds!
Chickadees, usually the first birds to sing after new year, were hopping between bird feeders and Tufted Titmice cracking open sunflower seeds sitting on nearby tree branches. Everyone seems to get along in early spring.
Several red male cardinals, and four deer also showed up at sunset, although spring peepers stopped their courting sounds when I got close; guess even frogs like to keep their courtship private.
It's too early to be doing much work in the garden but I was reminded why I plant crocus bulbs in fall; I found a lovely yellow crocus bulb (photo) blooming among fall leaves, the first of the year.
Spring really IS just around the corner! Anything blooming yet in your yard and garden?
CharlotteGardening to Distraction
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