Sprung

Maybe that's what they should call it.  Kind of what it feels like right now!  It's finally happening, after we have all managed to survive yet another cold, drizzly, gray winter.  Whew!!  Farewell, hot soup and red wine!  Hello salsa and beer!  And happy Cinco de Mayo, while we're at it!

This first picture is of our little trillium patch, which is my favorite treasure of this yard.  This native flower likes to be left alone - picking them prevents growth in future years, and they require deep shade.  They are in a part of the yard that never gets walked on, and was protected (and probably hidden) for years under a thick layer of ivy before we moved here.  Plants that need to be ignored do really well in this yard!