texas in bloom

where to begin? every day i notice something else is blooming!

my daffodils have bloomed and died. but they were just a taste of what has come...

the pear tree has bloomed and now the petals are scattered across the yard as the fruit prepares to emerge.

the iris in the front yard have popped, they will still be blooming when my mom arrives on friday and they look beautiful in the pre-dawn mornings when i head off to work (also in the early evenings when i get home too!). i finally identified a random plant in my front garden yesterday -- it's snap dragons! who knew?! i also just noticed yesterday that the mountain laurel bushes in my backyard are just starting to bloom so those should be beautiful for mom's visit. and last (but of course not least) i saw some blue-bonnets yesterday. hard to believe i know. seems so early, but it is march and things are coming alive again.

i know i owe you all a post of my garden fence. i have the photo taken, i just need to upload it. so look for it later today or this week.