I ♥ spring!  It's slow in coming this year but I love it all the same.  I never knew how much I loved working out in the yard.  I've essentially taken over yard maintenance.  I'm the lawn mower and flower planter.  We live around the corner from a really terrific nursery and I've been a frequent customer lately.  We purchased some great pots and lots of flowers to plant in them.  I've also torn out a few bushes we didn't really like and have replaced them with new ones! We planted seeds in our garden for cucumbers, peas and green beans and ALL of them have already sprouted!  We're enjoying our carrots from our winter planting and even ate our first strawberry on Saturday.  We'll probably be able to pluck a few of the artichokes in not too awfully long either. Our dahlias have even popped back up after the winter and our roses are in full bloom!  Its fabulous. We still have a long way to go to make our yard what we want, but we're getting there bit by bit.