Spring may be on its way

icicles, April 24, originally uploaded by cabanagirl.

Five days ago I took this photo after another Spring snow storm. I again had to shovel my way to the garage to drive to work. But the sun has finally come out and warmed this iceland. And now I have weeds in the grass. Some little girls weave dandelions into hair decorations http://www.flickr.com/photos/bswest/6913582084/in/photostream/ but I make them into lunch.
I hope this is the beginning of Spring for sure.

dandelion, originally uploaded by cabanagirl.

and now there are weeds in the grass

Dandelions for lunch, originally uploaded by cabanagirl.

Coco and Sunflower, originally uploaded by cabanagirl.

and a side dish of alfalfa

lunch in the barnyard, originally uploaded by cabanagirl.

dandelions for lunch

Henny Penny, originally uploaded by cabanagirl.

lunch inside the coop

Still winter

purple hyacinths, originally uploaded by cabanagirl.

Well it's April 15th and it's still Winter in Denver. last Monday I took this picture of a few of my 60 hyacinths in bloom. We expected a huge storm with really cold temps. I picked as many bulb blooms as I could and covered as many as garden fabric would allow. Wednesday morning it was a record 6 deg and every blossom in Denver froze beyond repair. All daffodils, all tulips, all raspberries and roses and what made me the saddest: all fruit tree blossoms. That means no fruit and no more flowers from bulbs. And now it's snowing again. We will be in the 30s and lower until Friday. Where's a beach?

Iceland poppy

Iceland poppy, originally uploaded by cabanagirl.

all I have left is painted versions of flowers I had last week