Blessings of Spring!

Crocuses sprouting from my front rain garden.

The birds are chirping, the trees are budding, and even some spring bulbs are shooting out of the ground.  That fresh earthy smell has returned of green grass and clean air.  From my kitchen window I watched two Cardinals perched in an Ash tree across the street.  Ahhh the wonders of spring, but hold on a minute I live in Minnesota!  What's going on?  This usually doesn't happen until mid to late April.  Up here in the north country, March is know for last minute spring snow storms, slushy icy streets, and muddy backyards from melting snow.  This past March has gone down in the record books as the warmest March in over 100 years.  Wow!  Considering last winter was the 3rd snowiest winter since records have been taken and we were only 2 inches away from the 2nd snowiest winter.

Blossoms from the tree across my street.

Someone like me who suffers from seasonal allergies, this means that I have been raiding my husband's stash of non-drowsy 24 hour relief allergy medicine.  Being able to breathe is taken advantage of way too much by me and my eyes being red, itchy, and dry is not fun either.  The sneezing, well let's just say that since I've had my son accidents happen sometimes when I sneeze and Poise has become my best friend right now. 

I digress, the other day I was checking out one of my rain gardens and noticed that my Crocus bulbs are in full bloom.  My son and I took a little walk around the house to check out all the gardens and my Daffodils are sprouting.  The neighbors down the street Daffodils are already in full bloom!  Across the street from my house is a park area that is designated for prairie land within the city and it is also bursting with life.  Within a small grove are a couple of trees that have beautiful white blossoms.  I have no clue what kind of trees these are, but they are always the first to bloom in the spring in my neighborhood.  I can't wait for the Lilac bushes to bloom and that sweet heavenly fragrance fills the air!  What a blessing this early spring has been, I think I'll start my gardening early this year.  Until next time...
Blessings!