Spring has arrived.

Signs of springtime have started poking through.  Here are my beautiful tulips opening up.

Last year, I bought this amazing dahlia pot at Costco.  The dahlia's were yellow, red and corral.  Last fall, I threw the bulbs in a plastic target bag, almost as an afterthought.  I had completely forgotten about them.  A few weeks bag, I was cleaning in the garage and found the bag.  I opened it up to find that the bulbs had sprouted.  I stuck them in an old pot I had with some soil.  They are really thriving and growing each day.  The dahlia lady, on you tube, tells me to wait until after the last frost before moving them outside.  I am kind of excited to see how this goes. 

Kendall invited me to join her and her friends at the Boise Flower and Garden show.  I just love this event, but frankly, have not attended the past few years.  Likely, because we were out of town for dance.  It was SO much fun and did not disappoint.  I love looing at all the fun and beautiful things.  I also thoroughly enjoy the bonsai room.  

The farmers market has opened back up.  Kendall and Diego got this cute little caricature drawing.

With springtime, I am inspired to make my list of projects.  A big one on the list this year...staining the fence.  I believe this has not been done since 2011.  It has held up pretty well, but is definitely showing signs of wear.

I took advantage of some of the nice early spring days and got most of it done.  It looks so much better and did not take a tremendous amount of effort.