Spring is here

When we were looking at houses, we were looking in the dead of winter. It was cold, there was ALWAYS snow on the ground, and more than a few times we had to battle large sheets of ice on the front stoops. When we first looked at our house, it was freezing cold outside, a gloomy grey sky and dirty snow had built up from being plowed into the parking spaces. Needless to say, the house didn’t appeal to us so much on the outside. We had seen pictures of it in the spring, so we had a fair understanding of the landscaping. Now that spring has landed on us like a ton of bricks, the flowers have started to bloom and really given us some wonderful color.

I took this photo today on my way out the door for work. What amazes me is that yesterday when I got home from work, the flowers looked like this.

That’s a whole lot of blooming in a very short amount of time. Having lived in apartments and condos for a long time, tree/bush/shrub maintenance is not my strong suit, so it looks like I’ll need to figure this one out sooner than later. I happy to know that our lawn grows nicely, and quickly, as currently it looks like we live in a forest. My father is being kind enough to give me his lawn mower, and not a day too soon, because the HOA is going to get mad at us if I don’t tend to it soon. Anyway, the azaleas look great, and it really is a nice calming look to come home to. I love our house a little more everyday we’re there.