Been Away

 and while I was gone

flowers appeared,

trees leafed out,

hearts bled,

grass grew long and was mown for the 2nd time,

the hillside filled with color,

and the ferns and hosta showed up.

We were in Halifax, Nova Scotia for three nights last week.  More on that another time.

Spring has Sprung ... Finally!

 

First up, the bleeding heart has exploded in growth and buds are opening.

Peony is promising to bloom for me for the very first time.  I have two plants that I found here when we moved in.

Lupine seedlings from the seeds I scattered last fall.

One of the many beds that were mulched this weekend.  A task I usually do myself but being one handed these days, limits me for garden tasks at present.

I found this blooming in Hosta bed.  Are they bluebells?

Did I plant them last year or the year before?  Vague memories but I don't think there were blooms last year.

Saturday Morning

 

Few shadows from the trees as the leaves are still tiny, but at 8:30 am it is above 60º.

Come and sit for a spell!

The header above shows the newly opened tulips planted in Fall of 2020 by my daughter when she learned we'd purchased this house.

The View from Here

 

Spring is slowly showing the green.  We have had a week of rain showers so everything has been well watered.  But the temps have not gotten much above 50º and some days not even to that.  With the moisture in the air and a wind, the chill factor felt like winter was still here.

A comment came yesterday from Irene, location unknown, asking for an update on our new car purchase.

The Hyundai Tucson Hybrid is doing very well for us.  I had a couple of chances to drive it before my hand surgery and with the cast now off have been driving to my therapy appointments.  It gets excellent gas mileage, has lots of safety features, great back up camera, and has a comfortable quiet ride.  Irene asked about driving in snow which we had a chance to do at the end of March.  There's a setting for snow driving even though I didn't know that at the time I drove in snow.  One marvelous feature is the remote parking.  We can drive the car into and out of our barn remotely. It's great for tight parking spaces where there's not enough room to open car doors.

We have no concerns about it being a hybrid.  We had a Prius hybrid years ago that we would have kept except Dan didn't fit well to drive it and we only needed one car so we kept the Mazda.  Dan fits even better in this car - more leg room he says.  We can each set the seat and the car remembers our settings.

So, Irene, we highly recommend this car. It is a very smart car!