Easy Peasy Spring Wreath

In this post from a few days ago

I shared with you 

our gardens 

in Spring.

Every day, when I leave to go to work

and come home,

I am greeted by the forsythia bush

at the end of the driveway.

The yellow flowers, this time of year,
are just so vibrant and cheerful!

It's makes me smile and glad to be home
after a long day at work and
sitting in traffic.

It became my inspiration for a 

new Spring wreath for the front door.

To be honest, I don't normally
put up a wreath on the door in the Spring.
I do put one up for
Christmas, Summer, Fall and Halloween
but not Spring.
Why not, you ask?
Because in the past,
birds seem to like to make a nest
in the Spring wreath!
We don't use the front door very much
as we enter through the garage
so they must find it a
safe place to
raise a family.

This year, after seeing all
of the pretty doors
on all the blogs,
festooned with
beautiful wreaths to
welcome the Spring season,
I decided to try again
and make a wreath to put on the door.
Fingers crossed!

I had the grapevine wreath already

and spent a tad over $5.00 

at Michael's

for two stems of silk forsythia, 

marked 50% off,

and two clip on butterflies

from the dollar section.

Oh and I had a 20% off my entire purchase coupon too

(but of course!)

 Some snipping and clipping.

 Some glue gun action 

and in less than 30 minutes

I had a kaaa-you-tah, to me,

wreath to greet guests at our front door!

Or, at the very least,  

it is a very nice place

for a family of

birds to 

start a new home!

I'll keep you posted! 

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Springtime in Colorado

Like most of the country

we have been experiencing

an early Spring
here in Colorado.

The front of our house faces north

and we usually don't see the lawn 

until mid April.

This year 

all of the winter snow 

was gone by the second week of March.

March is normally our snowiest month.

2012 went into the history books

as the driest on record.

This past weekend we broke 

other records.

We were in the mid 80's both Saturday and Sunday. 

This strange weather pattern 

meant that 

we are able to enjoy

the color of the bulbs planted in Fall

in Spring!

 The daffodils and  hyacinths

are blooming.

Tulips are peeking through the warm soil.

The forsythia bush
is in full bloom
with flowers as bright as the sunshine.

I was able to get out the rake
and clean out the back perennial bed.
I cover it with my homemade compost
and then leaves
that were gathered and shredded
last fall as mulch.

After the April and May rains
I will put up
the little wooden fence
to hold all of the anticipated
plants in check.

 Mr. B's hop plants
are already climbing the twine
he set up to go
up to the second story of the house!

This is their second year and they are
fuller and stronger than last year.
He is hoping to get enough hops to
add to his home brewed beer this Fall.

Of course, as anyone that
has lived in Colorado, for even a short period of time knows,
the weather can change in an instant.
Our last frost isn't usually until Mother's day.

Tuesday was no surprise to us then
when we woke to cold and snow.
80's one day, high 30's the next.

It is much needed moisture.
We learn to trust that

Mother Nature knows what she is doing.

The snow she sends now

actually protects the young plants and flowers.

The snow now means

beautiful gardens later.

We accept that here. 

Nay, we expect that here.

We look ahead to 

the beauty of 

Springtime in Colorado!

Click here to see where I may be partying this week.

Be sure to stop by on Friday April 13th for a big announcement!