Maybe Euphorbia cyparissias, the Cypress Spurge?

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It is spurge. I appreciate it every spring because it shows up right outside of the window by our ground telephone line long before it is comfortable to work outside in the garden.

This year we were in Severe Drought on August 2 when we left home for three weeks in the Pacific Northwest visiting daughters. I chopped down all the dead and dying stuff in the bed under aforesaid window. When we came home we found that 2+ inches of rain had fallen while we were gone and the
lovely bluegreen foliage of the spurge is freshening things up. Won't show blooms and bracts until next spring. Chris

Thank you so much those who replied! It is indeed Euphorbia/Spurge! i'm thrilled to know the name of my little spikey friend!

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you may well end up with rather a lot of your little spikey friend though! A terrific runner in my sandy soil.