Signs of Spring

Finally!

I've been jealous of the photos that have been popping up on everyone's blogs.  Jealous, I tell you, of spring!

This afternoon, the thermometer hit 50+ and I decided to check out the bits of green on the hillside.  Boy, am I glad that I did!  Crocus.  A REAL flower!  I couldn't even see it from the patio door.  If I hadn't been looking for a photo for this blog entry, they may have been missed completely.  Thank goodness for blogging!

Unfortunately, there are also signs that the rabbits are enjoying a meal or two with my tulips.  If only I knew of a good way to keep them away from the tulips without having to fence everything in.

I've seen a lot of daffodils in blogland.  All those pretty yellow flowers blooming everywhere.  Here are mine.  We may not see yellow for awhile.  That just means that as your daffodils fade, you can stop here and check for a new batch. 

Hey, that gives me an idea for a contest.  Name the date of the first yellow flower and a spring surprise will head your way.  (Don't know what that surprise will be quite yet...I just thought up the contest!) 

Rules: Leave a comment with the date you believe the first daffodil will bloom in my backyard by Friday, April 18th to qualify.  Good Luck!

Update: If more than one person chooses the same date, a tie-breaker (or random number generator) will be applied to choose a winner from the correct guesses.

Comments

[Nancy]

April 21st could be an excellent daffodil day! There is almost nothing better than seeing the first flower of SPring, whatever it might be (mine was a dandelion!)

[Fairy Godmother]

The last of our snow melted today, no green in sight around here yet. So happy to see a crocus, thank you. I am guessing you will have yellow on April 30th.

[Sheri]

I think they are going to pop out faster than you expect and I'll say April 19th. :) I didn't even see the little green shoots this year before I saw my first crocus!

[kitrin]

I'm gonna guess the 30th of april.

[jessica]

Isn't it nice to see green?!! I'm loving it! I'm going to guess May 3rd... Who knows!

[trek]

I'm voting early - this Sunday!

[Yvonne]

I'm going to guess May 1st for May Day!

[Mom]

I do not remember if any early varieties were planted so I will go with May 7, so by Mother's day you have enough for a bouquet.

[Fuji Mama]

Yeah! I'm so glad that you are finally getting some signs that Spring is on her way!

I'll go for May 5th--celebrating both Cinco de Mayo and Kodomo no hi (Children's Day!!!).

[Robin in VA]

I'm going to guess May 11th for Mother's Day.