violets, beautiful little violets

I've been violet picking. All spring long, as Mom and I take our evening walks, I see these little beauties in everyone else's lawns and long for them in mine. Mother tells me not to because they are invasive. She doesn't plant anything invasive. This afternoon my dream came true and I found a good patch of them that are mostly not even in our yard. Mostly, they are in my neighbor's yard.

I am in love.

They are so beautiful.
I picked a good bunch and made up a few little vases.

Pups love spring too.

Fred found something delicious to roll in
to make her smell oh so wonderful.

Miss Stella just loves the grass on her belly.