I had to take a quick walk up to the post office and I was surprised at how many things I saw that show spring is really on the way. It's only 38 degrees and there is a cold rain as I'm writing this but I think you'll still be convinced that spring is arriving in central NJ.
The gazebo may not look especially springy, but they did take down the Christmas decorations on Friday so that's a sure sign. There are lots of Easter decorations; I couldn't miss some of them even if I wanted to.
And of course there are plenty of flowers and trees in blossom.
But one of my favorite signs of spring is when my neighbor calls the guys who spread new mulch in his yard and they carefully mulch around the old bag of topsoil in his ivy bed . . . for the third year in a row.
Now I know spring is here!
I love all those signs of spring. But that bag of topsoil wins the day! Hahaha! Thanks for taking us along on your walk!
ReplyDeleteOkay, that last one made me laugh! We've got many of the same signs of spring here (though this morning we also have a light dusting of snow). Now if our neighbors would just take down their Halloween decorations ...
ReplyDeleteWow! Your neighborhood goes ALL OUT in the Easter-decorating department! And I'm heartened to see your blooms, which are a couple of weeks ahead of ours. (The forsythia are just beginning to bloom here, and I've seen a few daffodils opening.) (It's been pretty miserable here, weather-wise. I'm sure we'll catch up if the sun ever pops through.) It's so heartening to see signs of spring . . . but that bag of topsoil really takes the cake! XO
ReplyDeleteThat bag is too funny! You don't see much in the way of Easter decorations here. Those folks really outdid themselves with that egg display. We still have houses with those giant skeletons out and my neighbor still has his mailbox encased in a big sparkly Christmas tree....sigh.
ReplyDeleteThe place with all the eggs also had Easter lights on the fence. I didn't know they were a thing and I've meant to go back and see what they look like at night. It's almost Easter so I think it's high time to take down the skeletons and Christmas trees!
DeleteIs that a redbud in the first photo?? That bag of carefully mulch around topsoil is hilarious. Three years?? Wow. Our grass is greening up and it makes me SO HAPPY!
ReplyDeletethose decorations make me smile ... and that bag of topsoil made me laugh out loud!
ReplyDeleteI think spring is coming, but some days it seems to hide. Still cold here, but beginning to green up which is lovely. Hmm, you would think your neighbor would get rid of that bag - LOL. That would drive me nuts, but to each his own. Thanks for showing me all those flowers!
ReplyDeleteso beautiful!! I love that spring looks like spring even though it doesn't feel like spring.
ReplyDeleteEverything is springing and that's great - our flowers are a tiny bit behind yours but not much. That bag of topsoil, though? WTF!
ReplyDeleteWell that is interesting. I wonder why they left that bag of top soil in the yard. I am also enjoying the Spring flowers. It's fun to see what's blooming in N.J.
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