everydaymoments: Welcome Spring, we have Missed you!!!

There are lots of "springy" posts happening these days. (I like spring, but mostly because it's a direct route to SUMMER!!) I've seen pictures of robins and little green things sprouting from the ground. Ahhh! tis lovely indeed!! But spring looks a little different at our house. When we moved to this house a little over a year ago I was somewhat distressed to find not one blooming thing planted here.

I left these behind when we moved.

(Well, there was one, a fragile little bleeding heart buried under multitudes of weeds. Unfortunately, I didn't identify it clearly enough to my volunteer gardener and it disappeared with those weeds. It's ok though, I forgave him, he was after all volunteer!! :o) Since we were only intending to be here very temporarily and because I have plenty of other things to do, not to mention my "brown thumb," I didn't do anything to remedy the situation either. So the first signs of spring at our house look something like this.......

Sign of Spring #1. The Giant Mulch Pile.

NO! I am not planning to mulch the whole front yard. This belongs to the small landscaping business that rents the barn on the property where we live. I love that I get to enjoy the fresh earthy smell without ever getting my hands dirty or acquiring any sore muscles.

Official Sign of Spring #2. A CLEAN truck with a shiny, brand spankin' new, BUMPER.

This bumper has been in my garage for ~~ever~~ several months, carefully guarded and prepped by it's owner for when the snow and ice finally disappeared so it could be safely displayed on the big rig. Even the 2 year old is obsessed with Daddy's new bumper!! (It's a guy thing!!)

Sign #3. Mud Puddles!!