Spring Comes Slowly To The Mountain Top

The weather on the mountain top has been above freezing for three days now, and the snow is slowly beginning to melt away. 

We're at that 'ugly' stage, where the mounds of snow along the roads are all blackened by road dirt, and the trees are still bare. Mud season is right around the corner.

But the temps are in the 40's today, there's rain expected, and the birdsong is just glorious when I step out the door. 

Spring is surely on the way, and I couldn't be more excited to welcome it with open arms. 

The turkeys have returned in droves - this was the view out my bedroom window two days ago. 

I spotted about 30 turkeys on my property that morning, the most I've ever seen!

I just hope they didn't bring the coyotes back with them....it's been peaceful with both the coyotes and the bears gone. 

The bears are already starting to be spotted around town - I guess it's time to start putting my feeders in the garage at night once more.  Always a nuisance, but better to be safe than sorry. 

The sunshine in the mornings has been most glorious! It's tough to leave my cozy house and head to work, when all I want to do is putter around my little house and garden and get it ready for spring. 

The living room got freshened up this past weekend with some brightly colored pillows in cheery spring hues. 

It was time to bring color back into my living room, and it makes me happy to see it! After the holidays I tend to keep things neutral, but by the end of March I'm always ready for color once more. 

My bedroom got a touch of spring, too, with a delicate soft pink and white quilt and fluffy pink pillow, borrowed from the guest room. 

The guest room doesn't mind, it already looks ready for spring with those lovely floral drapes and shams. 

I'm still so sad that Country Curtains is no longer in business....sniff sniff. I'm glad, however, that I took advantage of their going out of business sales to update the drapes in my house. 

As you can see, I still haven't committed to any artwork for that wall....the right thing will come along some day!

Even the guest bath got a touch of spring with these gorgeous blue Hyacinths. The aroma is absolutely heavenly, I can smell it when I just walk by the bathroom!

A few daffodils in the living room add a spot of sunshine next to my favorite oil diffuser. 

The diffuser has been going non stop when I'm at home, primarily with citrus blends for a fresh spring scent. 

Not only does it smell amazing in my cozy little home, but the citrus scents also give me quite the energy boost!  Let's face it, who among us could not use a little energy boost every now and then?

My seeds are all organized and ready to start. I must get the celery and leeks started this weekend, I'm a little late on them....oops. 

I have a great method of keeping my seeds organized this year. I marked the front of all the seed packets with the timeline for when they need to be started, and organized them in large envelopes to make things easy peasy. Each envelope is clearly marked (10+ weeks, 8-10 weeks, 6-8 weeks, you get the picture) and placed in the box in the order in which they must be started. In addition, I created a spreadsheet/timeline to hang on the fridge, so I know at a glance what's next. 

Onion and garlic starts are in the mail, as are a few last minute seeds I needed to order. 

The first box from Gardener's Supply has already arrived, filled with my favorite container booster mix and some energy buttons for the garden. 

I can't wait to get started!

 

I overwintered my fig tree in the closet under the stairs, and when I went to take it out the other day it already had tons of new growth starting!

The buds are turning into leaves, and it's so awesome to watch it wake up day after day. Maybe I'll even get a couple of figs this year!

Figs and gorgonzola....one of the best combinations on earth. My mouth is watering just thinking of it!

These lovely yellow tulips are keeping company with this beautiful magazine, courtesy of sweet Kris over at Junk Chic Cottage.  

Her beautiful home was featured in the magazine, and I cannot wait for the weekend so I can sit with my coffee in my favorite chair and read this magazine from cover to cover!

Thanks, Kris!!

Meanwhile, Little Miss Molly wanted to pop in and say hi to you all. She's been with us over 6 months now, boy time does fly by, doesn't it? She has settled so nicely into her new life, and we absolutely love her to bits! Sweetie says she has brought new life to the house, and he's absolutely right. She's such a little goofball, and she makes us laugh every day!

I'm sure she'll be glad when the snow melts and she can get back to her 'zoomies' in the back garden, where she puts her ears back and runs in circles as fast as her little legs will carry her! We love watching her so much, and also watching Monkey's face when she can't catch her!

Spring is on the way, and life is good. 

Happy Easter and Happy Passover to you all!!