Somehow I missed the crocuses this year......but all the daffodils are in full bloom.  And down in Richmond the trees have blooms on them.  The weather is temperate, the breezes, if not warm, then something close to it.  And yesterday I spotted an Eastern Bluebird hanging out in our neighbor's yard.  All the rain we've recieved in the past few weeks has taken us out of "drought conditions" [though we are quickly reminded that those conditions could return at anytime]

I'm listening to a CD of Shakespeare music that I picked up in California [thank you, Mom and Dad for having a membership to the Huntington Gardens and their great bookstore!].  It's very light and airy and very appropriate for spring.

And with spring comes [ta, da, da datadaaaaaa!!] gardening!  Yes, it's time to battle the elements and the backyard and plant some stuff.  My goal for this year is to find tough plants.  You know - the kind that will grow no matter what.  Plants I can't kill.  Fortunately I have two very good books.  One is a book my mom bought me years ago: TheGarden Primer by Barbara Damrosch, and the second is a book my Aunt Ann gave me for my birthday a few years ago: Better Homes and Garden Complete Guide to Flower Gardening.  Between these two books I *should* be able to find some tough, good-looking-yet-hard-to-kill plants!