The Sunshine Plant.

Forsythia. Ever heard of it? I hadn't either until this weekend...it is everywhere upstate and signals the first sign of spring. Apparently our house didn't get the memo though,  as I think we were the only ones in the entire town that didn't have a forsythia bush. Luckily, while on our country drives,  I was able to enjoy the beauty of everyone else's. What about you? What reminds you that summer is coming? Daffodils and tulips are the obvious choices. What about lilacs? There is nothing better (in my opinion) than the smell of a lilac bush. There is nothing worse however than the smell of these trees (which are everywhere in Brooklyn right now)...the other day Isabel noted that they smelled like poop...I thought they smelled like this and apparently I am not the only one.

We got our hands dirty this weekend and began working on the numerous flower beds (I'd say there are about 15)... a little overwhelmed by the work to be done...Valentino helped ease my nerves by reminding me to take it one flower bed at a time.

Alot of the flower beds need the bluestone walls to be restructured...which Stella gladly helped out in doing.