Spring is Here!

Spring is officially in there air here in central Indiana. Our temps today were in the mid 80s! Okay, so that is near a record, but we had one of the most gorgeous weekends I can remember. There was hardly a cloud in the sky and everything just seemed to be alive.

My crabapple tree is in full bloom and is just absolutely gorgeous. I also know that summer is just around the corner when my plants go out on the patio. Honestly, I do best with succulents (i.e. plants that you don't have to remember to water). In the summer time, my patio is covered with various cacti. What I love about spring and our fairly humid weather is that the cacti all bloom. If you've never seen the glorious flowers of a cactus, you are surely missing out on a little piece of mother nature's beautiful canvas. One of my cacti is just starting to blossom and apparently the wasps are enjoying it. I got off a couple macro type shots of a wasp on the plant before he seemed irritated by my presence.

Along with photos of my yard are photos of my dog. Aside from my horse, she is probably one of my most photographed subjects. She is my little shadow and followed me around the yard while I inspected mother nature's work. True to form, is currently laying at my feet snoozing as I type this. What a rough life she has! ;) She can be seen in the last photo chewing on her favorite toy...a fresh stick from the back yard.

I hope you all enjoyed the weekend where ever you may have been.