Sunshine!

After many days of rain, the sun is shining.  Though today is 'snowing' from my old silver popular tree.  Most of my cleaning efforts are going into the garden and yard.  Under the excuse that I needed to get fertilizer for the yard (truth) I went to the nursery.  Yes, I did get the fertilizer and will put it down tomorrow before the rains come again.  I also bought pansies because the ones I planted last year did, in fact, come back and are gorgeous.  And shrubberies to hide the mess in my neighbors yard.  It's behind their boat so they don't see it.  I bought an Annabelle Hydrangia, a yellow twig dogwood and a red twig dogwood.  They were 4/$20 instead of $9.99 ea.  Where can you get that kind of return on your money these days?!  Except now I need to get four more...I need two more of the dogwood so might as well get two more of something.  Maybe two more of the Inkberry Holly which will end up in the back yard.
Now, my normal mode is to let everything sit until it is nearly dead before planting.  I have made promises to myself that I wouldn't buy plants until I actually have the ground dug for them but I'm not very good at keeping promises to myself.  (This could be a topic for another blog entirely.)  The pansies are in the ground! and the spot for the hydrangia is ready.  More work needs to be done before the area is cleaned up for the dogwoods but, I promise, I will get it ready before I go get more.
I looked at my 'before' pictures but there are none that are not too embarrising to post.
As for Fixing or Finishing, those will have to wait.