It’s Spring! Yippee!

Sorry to all my northern friends.  It’s SPRING here in Florida.  I promise, it’s coming to you. Really.

The weather has been wonderful here, aside from 36 hours of rain on Monday and Tuesday. But Wednesday dawned beautiful and we were out in the yard.  I’m so full of energy in the Spring.  I’ve been transplanting my potted plants into bigger pots.  My little vegetable garden plots are planted and sprouted.  Such a hopeful time.

So I was back out working on my mosaic art garden border that the grandkids have been kindly helping me with by creating mosaic step stones.  Those suckers are heavy.  And the bags of paver base and sand are even heavier.  And after sitting in a rainstorm for a day and a half, almost impossible to lift.  With all that, I thought I would get it done yesterday but it’s still a work in progress. But I’m happy with what I accomplished.

mosaic art garden border
Still need more sand between the step stones and dirt around the edges.

So while I was working on the border, these guys came around to bark at me….

Otters

otters
Hey, I’m trying to get some work done here!
Otters
We’re outta here!
Maggie
Maggie came out to check on my progress.
Addison's first stepping stone.
Just a warning to anyone that wants to make mosaics for outdoors. Starfish will decay. This was our very first stepping stone. Addison created it on a visit and we had NO idea that the starfish would dissolve! But it still looks very cool.
Gator
Love the gator!

Once I get all the sand and dirt in, I’ll post again about the border.  I’ve been having a great time with all the grandkids in this creation.  And SO happy Spring is here!  Totally the best time of the year!

In the Garden

 It was a long cold winter but I think it’s over.  Yesterday I went through my yard and gardens to check out the condition of all the plants and take pictures, of course.  Looks like I didn’t lose anything to the cold.  Now I just need to get things cleaned up, painted, repotted, and planted.

Aftrican Iris
African Iris
Bush Daisy
The bush daisies bloomed all winter
Pole beans
Planted pole beans last week
green onions
And green onions
Cosmos
Cosmos waiting for a butterfly
Lantana
Lantana
lizard
The little lizards made it through the winter
Cardinal
Cardinal enjoying a snack. That pole is one of many things that need painted
squirrel
And here’s one of the little sneaky rodents eagerly waiting for my vegetables to bear fruit.

Today, the paint brushes are coming out!