Spring in the Greenhouse

My first Calla lilies of 2008.
The geranium also decided to add a beautiful bloom.

I have been pampering my plants in the greenhouse all winter and now is the payoff. The room was built just for this Calla lily plant and it really seems to like the spot. I even have a tangerine plant that I am hoping will give a few pieces of fruit, it is looking promising. But, I have had fresh sage, oregano, rosemary and mint all winter which as been aromatic and enjoyable. My California plants are all doing well and I added Bird of Paradise this last trip down, so I am hoping that it will add a few blooms in the fall too. It has been a real bright spot through the winter and I am really glad that we decided to build that in.

Jenna's Shower

Cougar Blue for the new little one. Jenna had a silkie blanket and all the kids used it after her too! It lasted FOREVER! So she made a special request for one for their soon to be new bundle.
I was so excited to be able to be there and enjoy this special time with my daughter and her friends.
Doug sent a gift in honor of the middle name that they have chosen, which he is so excited about.
Casey came to pick up his adorable wife and she showed off a BYU blanket that her friend from work gave them knowing that Casey is the all time fan.

March 1st was the special day chosen to honor Jenna and the soon to be new arrival. Her friend did a super job on the food and a really adorable cake. It was really fun to see Casey's, Aunt Christi again and meet some of her friends.

Huge icicle

This year with so much snow and lots of very cold days, we actually got to see a few icicles on the house. I guess the gutters overflowed or iced over. Which ever, anyway I looked out the window and realized how huge this one was and waded out through about 18" of snow to get a good picture of it. Everyone is ready for spring that is for sure!

Keeping an eye on the deer

This was often one of the first things to do on the morning list.

This was as close as they came for camera advantage, although they run across our back bank quite often.


Doug and Jonas started noticing a herd of deer on the mountain behind us and started to track them from day to day. They moved the telescope to the kitchen nook window and their it has stayed so they can keep checking on them. They spotted several large bucks in the herd and got pretty excited. They even twice spotted a small herd of elk of about thirteen elk, with at least two bulls. The deer at times could gather to a total of about 50. It was really quite fun to find and watch them, it has been a hard winter for them and the state just reduced the deer tags for the season by 1000 fewer.