Welcome back,Gayle! Yes,it was just like early spring down here,the last two days. Our nighttime temps are only in the forties until at least next Saturday. Some hostas are already breaking ground,and montana Aureo is up with some leases already unfurled. Now if the critter that was nipping some of the eyes on other hosta will just go away. I even potted up some bare root hosta that a friend gave me to sell at our annual church bazaar in July. They were already growing in the bag of hostas they gave me,so they had to be put into some soil. There are lots of eyes showing in the garden. Bradford Pear trees are blooming all over town,and robins are back from the south. I guess they know what time it is! Phil

Nice action shot. Bottoms up!

ctnchpr-- Yes they will be on their way to you soon, in fact these are most likely migrators. Take care of these guys and gals. and then send them on their way to points south.

There is a beautiful landmark home near me that is now a restaurant. This house is all brick with columns that support the top and lower porches. Only thing is that the lower one does not wrap around, but frankly on this house, it doesn't need to. There have been several "newer" homes built in the area that have tried to copy it, but they just can't seem to capture the grace/quality of the original beauty. I am not able to get the picture to post, but how about googling antebellum homes? Look at the images and see if there is something similar to what you are looking for. Good luck!