Fresh Beginnings with a High Chance of Rain.

And lots of it, at that.

I had intended to sneak outside and take new photographs of the plants, trees and garden beds gracing the yard only to be -- alas -- stopped by monsoon-like weather conditions.

I did manage to upload a few photos just now, however, from earlier explorations this week. I'm far too excited by the first hints of spring. Enjoy.

The picture above is one of our potted plant arrangements. The center is taken up by a Hellebore, which I highly recommend for an easy-care Northwest shade garden plant. At the front and to the left is a Dusty Miller and to the front-right is a Primrose.

Here's some early spring-time action in one of the front garden beds: Lily of the Nile, Narcissus, Pansy, a
thick and thorny stalk of our climbing rose "New Dawn" and a barely-visible grape vine.