SPRING 2023, WEEK 12, AND THE END UNTIL FALL: We'll begin with our usual view from the top.

The trees have finally filled in, everything is green, and the ground cover (brush) is finally growing gangbusters -- the stairway and walking path to the pond will be hidden if I don't get to clearing them soon.

Here's the fire pit and a bit of the yard. The tomato plants and cucumbers (in the steel pots) were seeds and seedlings just last when they were planted. All the trees have fully leafed out, and the grass now has to be mowed weekly.

Here's today's pond, fully green. Last week I lamented that the flowers on the back side of the pond hadn't arrived; this week they did, but in white. They're fewer and not really visible in this long distance photo. The grass on the dam (not pictured here) is still thin, but now over a foot high. A few more weeks and I'll need a brush mower to clear it.

The house, taken from just beyond the fire pit. That's Wonda, our most recent full-time acquisition. Wonda is a Manx (tailless) cat; her previous owner gave her her name: "I wonda where she came from."

Finally, two street views. The first is of the carport side, with the roses and day lilies coming to bloom. The nandina and azaleas behind the fence are just now starting to grow.

That's it until the Fall series begins.