Spring seems to be taking its sweet time about arriving in Central Illinois, but that hasn’t stopped die-hard gardeners from dreaming.
Do-it-yourself stores like Home Depot, big box stores like Walmart, and even some grocery stores are doing their best to capitalize on that fact.
Witness some of these beauties I saw this morning while browsing at Wally World:
It’s been raining off and on for much of the week. Wicked lightning and frightening claps of thunder split the early morning hours; standing rain is a common sight. We hope this means no drought this year, but who knows?
Nevertheless, I managed to step outside between showers and capture a few signs of Spring. Please enjoy!
Trees are beginning to leaf out.
Yellow daffodils are in bloom.
This weeping cherry is a replacement for the blue spruce we lost last year.
This is a closeup of the weeping cherry blossoms. I understand that when they die off, they’re replaced by leaves.
Blue hyacinths dot a neighbor’s yard, wafting their perfume everywhere.
Hyacinths come in pink, too!
No roses yet, but this show rose is full of leaves.
A yellow forsythia hedge.
This magnolia tree is going to be splendid!
Do you call this a jonquil or a daffodil? Whatever, isn’t it beautiful?
I moved aside a big flower pot this afternoon and guess what I found?
Spring!!
Yep, a whole crop of daffodils and tulips have poked their noses through the ground (and the snow!), in preparation for their annual display of color.
It’s been a rough winter — everywhere. Mr. Groundhog (the one everybody listens to) says we’re going to have six more weeks of it. I don’t know about you, but I’m tired of winter.
Tired of shoveling snow.
Tired of creeping along icy streets.
Tired of gloomy, gray days.
So let’s celebrate. Here’s the photo I took of the posies lurking beneath the warmth of a flower pot.
Spring is coming, and I can’t wait!
Musings by an ND Domer's Mom 