The Beauty of Spring

As you may have guessed, the new header is the front of the Shouse, dressed for spring!  With an early, warm spring this year, the flowers are in full bloom and the scent wafting through the door is heavenly.  The Virginia Creeper is filling out the arbor over the front door nicely and the irises have overtaken the planter boxes in front of the sun room.  My favorite flowers are the yellow roses (given to me by a green-thumbed friend who's great-grandmother brought them with her as she traveled west on the Oregon Trail!).  The yellow roses bloom only once a spring, but they are spectacular, and their aroma, sublime.  The pink roses are another gift from my friend with a wonderful green thumb and they bloom all summer, bringing me great delight.

The garlic beds that I planted last fall are robust, promising a healthy harvest.  Most of my planter boxes are still empty though - waiting for much needed attention.  Our family has succumbed to a particularly nasty illness that becomes either pneumonia or bronchitis (depending upon the person) and seems to have spread itself to every member of the family, over a month and a half period of time, just so we could enjoy it longer!  Between being ill and taking care of unwell children and now, husband, I haven't spent nearly the time outside this time of year requires!

And so, we will inhale the sweetly perfumed air and know that this season will pass too quickly, and we'll be off to the next.....