It's Spring!

Yesterday, was the first day of spring. It was overcast but today it is sunny and in the 50s.

Last Thursday, the first crocus bloomed. There are only two of them flowering today but their cheery yellow color makes my heart sing.

The First Crocuses of Spring

Ken has been working on the vegetable beds that are located on the side of the house and in the backyard. He has dug in leaves so that the worms can start digesting them. He did have one surprise though; the middle of the compost pile that he created in the back vegetable garden last fall was frozen solid. He will chip away at it during the next few days until it is thawed. He also took up the landscrape fabric that is on these beds so when the roofers begin they won't poke holes in it with the ladders.

I can't wait to start working outdoors but I'm still apprehensive about cleaning up the beds too early. After all this is Michigan and it is still possible to have snow storms until the beginning of May.