it's about blooming time

A few weeks ago plants suddenly started to wake up.

Then, about two weeks ago something else strange happened: the sun started to shine.

 I believe it was a Friday.  It was celebrated by taking time on the front lawn and pruning some old growth from last fall. 

Eury shared a bit of frozen mango with her dearly devoted Boris.

Saturday, we took a walk in 1000 Acres dog park.  It is an all off leash forest and the dogs went wild.  Seriously, Stella almost went for a swim, but then she realized that she was getting wet and bee-lined it for shore.

 The undergrowth is just starting to wake up.

 Eury had a good vantage of the birds - her new favorite thing.

 Sunday, I noticed these little blossoms.  I think they are snowdrops but I'm never too certain as to what anything is here.  I've never seen so much blooming before.  Everywhere I turn something else is sprouting flowers.

These flowers came from our yard.  They had big thorns that I trimmed away.

This is my spring break from school.  We had a rash of big projects due in the last two weeks and now with the stillness of completion I'm not quite sure what to do.  I have a list, but the faint feeling that there is something I am supposed to be doing gnaws.  There are about ten items of my Spring Break to do list.  So far I have removed one, checked off four and have two in progress.  That's not too bad considering tomorrow is the first official day of break.