You'd Think it was Spring

Happy first day of March!  Like many of you, we have had a cold, snowy winter.  The temps have not gotten above the lower 30s much at all the last several months.  Finally, the last few days, we have had highs above freezing.  The highs are going up a few degrees each day this week, and by the weekend, we could see the 50s!  Larry was trying to talk to me at supper, but when I saw those 50s on the screen, my hands did a weird, "yippee" kind of movement, and squeals of delight came out of my mouth.

I had to delete some photos and empty the trash so I could get the latest photos off of my disk.  The following ones were taken February 27.  I know what most of them are, and am pretty sure of the others.

Dianthus:

Lavender:

Grape Hyacinth I moved out of the curb area last year:

I think this is wood betony:

I have figured out these are daffodils:

The front yard bed that was started in 2008:

The east side of the house:

Phlox:

I think this is mountain mint:

I am hoping by the weekend, most of the snow will be melted, and that we don't get much water in the basement.  Our zone 5b is right in the middle between those who are experiencing spring now, and those who are still in the throws of winter.  May we all hang in there!

The kitchen remodel starts 2 weeks from tomorrow, and is expected to be done by Saturday the 20th, the first day of spring.  I'm not sure which I'm more excited about, but, like I've said, the kitchen is an extension of the garden, so the enjoyment of one will be affected by the other.  I told our contractor that I'm a gardener, and need easy to clean and care for materials used in the kitchen.  That lettuce should taste very good cleaned in the new sink, but first, I need to get it planted.  This will be the latest in the year that I've gotten it in for quite awhile.