Happy Spring!

To celebrate the arrival of spring, I took a walk around my back yard yesterday afternoon.

Don't you love my lop-sided birdfeeders? The squirrels have broken them so many times, they have been 'fixed' with wires used to hang pictures.


I absolutely splurged on some hanging baskets of nasturtium and bouganvillea.

Two of my kitty 'helpers' can be seen enjoying the garden.

Columbine corner.  The live oaks are shedding their leaves. They land in the bird bath as fast as I can scoop them out.

There are three black cats. The same one is not moving around to get in all of the pictures.

I Love Redbuds!

Why? Because when I see redbuds blooming, I know spring is right around the corner!

Technically known as the Eastern redbud (Cercis canadensis), they are one of the few flowering trees that also tolerate shade.   I love the wispy gracefulness of the limbs, which  bare their delicate blossoms in a seemingly random fashion. With no foliage to obstruct the view, their beautiful pink blossoms are exquisite against the background of a bright blue sky!