Yes, Spring really seems to be here. There's very little snow on the ground - just a few places in shady areas where the snow was piled up. There are already frogs in the pond. I don't have to wear gloves anymore, though I'm still wearing a scarf - it's been windy.
All of this means there is a lot of physical work to do in the near future - starting today if it's not raining too hard. The screened-in porch needs to be vacuumed, the door repaired. I won't put the plants out there just yet, but I want it to be ready. Same for the deck off of the living/dining room. It needs to be swept. Then come the patios which have leaves stuck in nooks and crannies and lots of little branches scattered around.
M is making arrangements to get some help so that we can drain and clean the pond. That also means cleaning up and repotting the overgrown plants that are in it. It's my job to schedule our young gardening helper who is also a student and up to her eyeballs finishing the semester.
I'm so glad when the weather warms up; the weekend was warm and sunny and beautiful. But I'm feeling too old for all of the physical work ahead. Once the "rush" is over, I'll sit back and enjoy a glass of wine and watch my fish swim around in their nice, clean pond with pretty plants.
