This afternoon, with 5 degrees and warm sunshine to draw me outside, I took a poke around the gardens to see if there was any chance that there may be any sign of new life. I was absolutely ecstatic when I discovered all the springtime delights awaiting me. I honestly have no idea what the various shoots and sprouts will eventually become, but I am eagerly awaiting the surprise.
Around the front of the house, I even found this little surprise. The flower portion looks like a common dandelion, yet the stalk of it looks decidedly more stocky. I imagine it is a common weed, but after months of staring out at a blanket of white, it is still a welcome sight.
Even the trees seem eager to shake of the dormancy of winter. Buds are plentiful and plump, and it will hopefully not be long before the first nature's first gold arrives.
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Lovely signs of spring! It is certainly still wintery here on the prairies...
I think you may have some tulips popping up in your garden!
Tulips would be exciting. I am a bit of a plant-dummy. I can mostly identify the obvious ones when they are fully in bloom. In their infancy though, all my guesses are wildly speculative. :)
I'm with Tina - it is still wintery here on the prairies. All I can see is snow...and snow.
But your post allows me to think that there is hope!
I was thinking you can't be from Canada if you are seeing things grow already!
I'm so glad we moved to Halifax. I had no idea that spring could arrive anywhere in Canada this early. Ok, maybe Vancouver, but nowhere east of the Rockies!!
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