New Blooms

  Spring can not be far away, it has started to rain in Texas and with the first sunny day in almost a week things are already changing. Moving plants out after a winter of harboring them in the living room to protect them from the brutal north winds. A couple hours of direct sun and the Flaming Katy Kalanchoes are already breaking out in their vibrant red blooms. Spring must be just around the corner.

Looking for a little sunshine.

And the day is blooming.

Splashing for Spring

  The weather has been a bit unseasonably warm as of late which really starts the thought of spring. Today we got a little rain on top of it so now all the plants are really getting prepared. Peering in the garden, the first bolts of color are already making their appearances. A new day and a new dawn is obviously here with a cluster of daffodils shining brightly.

The first blooms are already here.

Blooms in clusters of droplets.

Dandy Spring Sprout

  As much as the average gardener or lawn guy hates to see them, I know the first time I see them that spring is on the way. Those furry little balls bouncing around in the first views of green are a definite sign that warmer days have already made their presence felt and the seeds of dandelions are spreading on the breeze. Love them or hate them, there is no stopping them.

Bouncing puff of Dandelion Seeds.

The first green field sprouts the fluffy balls.

Dog Roadtrip

   On a road trip, especially when you travel along with a couple of humans, the biggest problem is making sure that there are plenty of rest stops. As a dog you have to let all the other dogs know how far you traveled by leaving a pee stain everywhere you go. The car stops and we jump out, run down the road a bit and pee everywhere we smell something different. Now and then you have to stop and leave a hard block but peeing is definitely the most important thing. Makes you smile thinking about all those dogs we left confused on what they were smelling and where it came from.

Leaving a mark for the coyotes that happen by.

Kimo looking for the ultimate spot o the open road.

Yodi leaving a piece of himself.

LadyBird sighting

I can be a bit dense some times. Stare at something for days and what is right in front of me just does not register. Color is spring and it is not spring till there is color. The blooms around the house have been a bit slow in coming this year. Not that I can blame them with a late freeze happening in parts of North Texas at the end of April. Kind of explains why so many of the flowers have been waiting to show themselves. I am sure that is why the color of the ladybug (known in other parts of the world as a ladybird, since they are actually beetles not bugs) jumped out at me as I passed it in the yard. Definite sign that the color is here, and spring has sprung.