A lovely yard and a dog who eats marbles.

Ok, she doesn't exactly EAT the marbles. She just carries them around in her mouth and spits them across the tile, so she can chase them. It will go on forever if we don't put a stop to it, but for now, it's keeping her from minding Pongo's business. I'm sure he appreciates the break.
The mowers were here when I came home from school (happy to report that this time they didn't blow a rock through our back door glass,) and it was nice surprise on such a warm, pretty day. For the past couple of months, my roses have been looking a bit poorly. I've been watering them faithfully, I 3-in-1'd them last month and waited a week before salting them. Last week prior to the 3 day deluge of rain, I put out a ton of Osmocote on all of my plants that had been wintered in. Once it rained on them, I think the combination of things from the last couple of months really paid off. They are returning to their former selves even though a couple of them are still looking a bit haggard. For the most part, they look almost as good as new. My Joseph's Coat isn't totally healed, but Joseph is sitting in a place that doesn't get much sun throughout the winter. He's just going to have to be patient and try to not get to leggy in the meantime. My Duncan rose is in the same predicament, so hopefully they'll perk up when they get some sun on them. The irises that I stole last year and the day lilies that I moved from a different spot in the year are looking very nice as well. I intend to have my hands in the dirt on a couple of occassions next week during spring break. Not sure what I'll get done, but I'll be loving it no matter what.
DaddyP is taking pics all evening, so we're in various stages of playing outside, homeworking, and getting supper going. Speaking of, I better go get on it.