April 3: Spring Cleaning

Ah, yes. The weather is warm, the sun shining, the grass getting its green shade, and the flowers and plants starting to bloom. It must be June here in Michigan, right? Surprisingly, no. It is in fact the beginning of April. This seems like the first time in a long time that April has delivered such nice weather so early to the state. Seems like about now we're typically looking at 40 degrees and snow still on the ground or in the forecast. Thus, my wife and I usually don't get out and about around the yard until mid-May or later. But, seeing that Mother Nature was being so generous on the thermometer, we decided to take full advantage to start prepping the yard for the summer ahead! Thus, we spent our day in the flowerbeds, both front and back, trimming back plants, clearing leaves that had settled in over the Winter, and giving the new growth already coming up some breathing room. We were only out a few hours, but it was nice. First because the weather was beautiful - a lot of sunshine, but not overly warm for such activity. Secondly, because the kids are old enough now to be out in the yard without us directly on top of them carefully watching their every move. So, they played, we gardened, and then we all met up for dinner, baths and a viewing of our "The Fantastic Mr. Fox" rental. Summer's going to be different this year, I can feel it...!