Something for the birds...

In the spring I painted a few birdhouses for our backyard. Unfortunately, this is the only one that survived the wrath of the evil squirrels in our yard this summer. I don't mind squirrels, but these ones are quite annoying. They loved digging up my potted plants, eating all the birdseed and knocking the birdhouses off the deck causing them to crack apart into a zillion pieces. Grrr... Well, now that the squirrels have left our deck alone and are busy hiding acorns I have decided to paint a few more to add to the deck. I'm honestly thinking about anchoring these down, but instead I will take my chances and hope that the squirrels will leave them alone.

Pretty flowers...

Here is a picture of some Crocuses we have growing in the backyard. There are about 100 in bloom right now scattered around the whole house. They keep popping up everywhere!

Spring has sprung!!

Happy Friday! Today was such a beautiful day! When I got home from work I decided to do a bit of spring cleaning in our backyard. The sun was shining and the birds were singing...it was so peaceful.

While clearing out dead leaves and branches I discovered so many plants coming to life in our yard! The people who owned the house before us loved to garden, so I know there will be lots plants coming back to life over the next few weeks...which also means I will be spending lots of time cleaning up the flower beds. I can't wait to post more pictures once things start to bloom. Taking pictures of flowers is probably my favorite thing to do when I have spare time. I'm not quite sure what type of plants are in the photos I took today-- I guess I'll have to wait for them to grow some more to find out! If anyone out there has a green thumb and can help me identify plants I would be very grateful!!

April hath put a spirit of youth in everything.
~William Shakespeare

Spring!

Spring has returned and that means I will be out and about with my camera more often...HOORAY!! I enjoy taking pictures of everything and have been called a "shutterbug" numerous times! I love taking pictures of flowers and have been excited to see new things pop up in the garden each day. This is a photo of a plant called "Hens & Chicks".