Spring is coming!!!

Looks like Spring is on the way - and I, for one, am very happy about that. I love the Spring and Summer because I really enjoy being outside. I have been working in the backyard some - getting it ready for planting some new plants. It was exciting to find the day lillies are coming up and green leaves emerging on a couple small bushes, which I can not remember their name and somehow failed to keep the tag that came with them. They are a flowering bush and are supposed to attact hummers.

I shouldn't get so excited right now about warm weather as typically, we will have at least one more cold spell and new growth will freeze. So, I will wait a while before putting in new plants. But, for right now, I am going to enjoy the warmer weather as much as I can!

Longhorn Tree

Can you see the Longhorn? This is a mesquite tree growing on Pat and Jim's place near Pleasanton, Texas (south of San Antonio). She was gracious to share the picture with me and gave me permission to post it on this site. It is very unusual to see a mesquite tree in West Texas - we only have mesquite bushes! Pat says the tree is on the far side of her husband's workshop, so they can only see the top part from their back deck. I guess the times I have been visiting there were leaves on the tree and the limbs were somewhat concealed. I'll be sure to check that out the next time I am down there. I suggested to Pat (tongue in cheek) that she climb up there and paint the Longhorn white, but she didn't respond very favorably. The growth pattern of that limb is rather unusual - makes one wonder what made the limb split and grown opposite ways?