It’s warmer and sunnier, the mud is more or less dry, and the grass (and weeds!) are starting to grow. That means I can actually do outside gardening stuff, which is wonderful after winter. We were away for a week in Kentucky, as there’s a 3-Day Event (horseback riding) and an aunt to visit, and they’ve already got blooms on the cherry trees down there. At home, it’s time to weed, plan out the garden layout, dig some of the garden areas, and transplant / plant a few things. The garlic...

This week has been a bit up and down here, and yes, I’ve been remiss and haven’t posted more photos yet. I appear to be jinxed in that respect because I've just tried to upload one photo 5 times with no success. I will try later this weekend!

So: there is a great deal less snow here now, which is nice because it’s warmer, but it’s also incredibly muddy. Mud is fun outside, just not so much inside when tracked in by people and dog and cats and clinging stubbornly to the floor. 

I can a...