Lawn Shock

As I drove closer to my house tonight, my jaw smacked the steering wheel. There by the curb, sat gi-normous leaf filled sacks, plus fallen branches I had gathered and stashed in another part of my yard. My plan was to put them by the curb tonight for tomorrow's Trash Day. Well, I got beat to that, along with my yard being mowed.

It's February 1.

I thought my grass had not grown much, if at all. Last year the guys started to mow again in March. Hence, today was quite the surprise. A nice one.

With a couple dandylions sprouted in my back yard along with robins hoppin' and boppin with mourning doves, the pigeons--which I swear, are the same ones from last year--and starlings chow the cat food I set out for the neighborhood cats--Spring must not be too far away.

It's February 1.

And I love it.

Dandy 2nd Day of 2010

Granted, the picture is a little fuzzy-OK, alot fuzzy. Shocked, I was to even see these things in my back yard this morning--DANDELIONS.

It's January, right? Sure, it's about 45 degrees out--kinda nippy, yet I cracked a couple windows--just to get some fresh air. Cats are loving that. But dandelions?

I looked at them, basked in their sun colored glory, then glanced at my bare pecan tree. My pecan tree, I was so giddy about. Only picked up a handful of pecans during the Fall. For to wait for that first chill, as a co-worker suggested. When that first chill happened, the pecans on the ground were GONE. I had gazillions, now gone. I wondered if the guys who mow my lawn took em, or the squirrels, or the tree rats (that's what I call em) got hold. I was bummed. No pecans, but I do have dandelions.

Hmm. Can Spring really be that far away?