Well, ok, not the park but a walk in my yard. The weather has been gorgeous lately (knock on wood) so I decided to take a morning stroll in my own yard and see how things are doing. I took a few snaps to share my finds.
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| Clover by the front door |
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| violets amongst the dwarf mondo grass |
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| pear tree getting ready to bloom |
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| better photo of the pear tree |
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| Yaupon holly berries |
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| something -- not sure what -- |
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| the ubiquitous mint |
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| bag worm -- ewwww! |
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| Mockingbird singing loudly at the very top of the pear tree |
And, the inside plants are doing ok as well.
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| Pothos Ivy that almost bit the dust because I forgot to water it |
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| Christmas Cactus that should be dead by now |
And, on a different note, we were at B&N on Friday and I decided to spend my time looking at magazines. I looked at Vogue UK, Vogue Paris, Vogue US, Country Living UK, Country Living US and then this caught my eye --
This entire section -- three levels -- of adult coloring books. Now, I have to say that coloring has always been one of my favorite pastimes ever since I got my first 8 ct. box of Crayola Crayons. I was particularly thrilled when I first saw the adult coloring books -- I have a couple and love them. I knew a trend was growing but I had no idea how it would catch on!
I find it a bit comical that these coloring books are smack in the middle of the area devoted to women's interest magazines -- you know, the crafting, quilting, knitting, homekeeping section. Does this give us any insight as to the stress of modern women? I would say so. Either that or we are all closet artists! Or both!
Anyway, hope you enjoyed the little walk through my yard. Since the pear trees are coming out I am sure there will be at least one more hard freeze -- there always is -- but it certainly looks like spring is on its way.
