Spring really has made an appearance here, finally. It’s been wet and chilly, but good weather has been creeping in. The tulips are winding down now, but still pretty.

We have tons of lily of the valley all around the house. The ones closest to the house are blooming now since it is warmer and sheltered next to the brick.

One of my favorite flowers and a fragrance powerhouse.

I’ve been getting things in the planters slowly, but surely.

This was one of those predesigned planters that you just plop into a pot. This area is still growing the shrubs, which are pretty small, so the planter is kind of filling in.

The flowering almond is really popping now.

I need to stake it this year. It’s kind of leaning a bit.

The cherry tree has lots of blossoms on it now.

I got a new bird feeding station set up. I used to just have 3 poles and they were a pain to mow around, which meant using the string trimmer and all that. I bought a new pole that has multiple hooks for hanging feeders, and took down two of the other poles. Then I made a garden bed around the poles so we can mow around it much easier.

I’m really happy with how this turned out and now it’s planting time! There are a lot of volunteer liatris, coneflowers and a few other plants that I will put in this bed. Plus I planted a bunch of zinnia seeds. The rest will get filled in as the season goes on.

The birds love the new feeders. Cat bird:

Lots of goldfinches:

I saw my first hummingbird today, too!

We should get in some nice riding this weekend hopefully – along with more gardening. yay!