out with the old…

out with the old…

yes, we still have our christmas lights on our trees…

although they are not still plugged in! :-)

the monkey grass looks all tired and brown, so it was time to go…

a job i have usually hated because it required all this tedious trimming. 

but i was reading in better homes and gardens that you can MOW it! 

hallelujah, what an easy way to deal with that job!!

and in with the new…

my springtime friends are about to come out an play…

daffodils…

crocuses (the dictionary actually lists this as an approved plural, or one could use croci)…

our garden lights soak up the sunshine which will fuel their nighttime light show…

seriously, it is absolutely amazing how a little sunshine and warmer temperatures can lift a weary soul.

and the dogs were lovin it, too. they don't take kindly to the cold temperatures and are enamored with the snow even less. needless to say they were diggin (literally)

 the warmer temps and regaled our neighbors with their voices hearalding their liberation from exile. we are looking for bark collars to preserve the sanity of ourselves and our neighbors. for small dogs, they sure can raise a ruckus. 

apparently, life is good six inches off the ground…

yep. spring is in the air.