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Spring Has Sprung!

More so this year than any year before, I am very aware of the magical transformation that Spring brings to the earth.  It might be because of the extreme heat and lack of rain from last summer, but I am simply amazed at how much has returned, how green everything is, and how some things are already in full bloom (like the trees), but other plants have yet to reveal all that is hidden inside them.

Today, the girls and I went to The Garden Center in Hillsboro (again - it's becoming a weekly trip) to see if the onion sets were in.  They were!  Cambry also wanted to find a flower she could plant, so I decided to let her.  Normally, I don't think about flowers until April, but it's been so warm this year, I'm already in that mode!  She picked out an amazingly purple African Daisy.  We planted it in front of our fence - I really hope it makes it, because it's not a flower that I'm very familiar with!

Along with the trees and some flowers, the dandelions are in full bloom, too!  I made a dandelion crown for Cambry - she thought it was pretty cool, but it didn't stay on her head very long.  It brought back memories of springtime recess at school, though.  It was a lovely day to share with my girls!
These hostas are on our deck - they've been so fun to watch poke
through the soil and literally unfold their leaves!

Some more plants ready to unfold in back of our house

The African Daisy Cambry picked out - it looks fake!


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