FINALLY SPRING, WEEK 2: It's only been a week since I started, and changes are already visible. Here's our forsythia. Last week it was in full yellow bloom; this week the flowers are beginning to fade and the leaves are arriving.

The change is evident throughout the countryside; the Bartlett pears that were in full bloom just last week are also dropping blossoms and replacing them with leaves.

Here is our traditional pond view taken from the back deck:

The tulip magnolia is now in full flower; grass (such as it is) is beginning to show, and the low shrubbery (bottom right) is beginning to show some buds.

Not a lot has changed in the fire pit view. I've been hoping to see some grass, but I suspect that it will take tilling and reseeding to recover.

Our new flower garden to be has finally been flattened out, drained, and a few more iris planted. Next up is to plant flowers, but that might wait a while until planting season really gets underway.

Finally this week two views from down across the pond. The first is of the dam with the partially hidden house above it; the second picture is of the pond and fountain taken from roughly the same location. The still-cleared hillside is proof that the brush that normally populates the hillside is still struggling to work its way through the leaf cover.

Until next week....