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Spring in Vancouver

Max among the daffodilsThis time of year is so lovely in our neck of the woods. The cherry trees are blooming, the daffodils are everywhere, the tulips are getting ready to bloom… it’s just a great time of year. We’ve been planting some new bulbs, and weeding out the winter sludge. The grape hyacinths have really come along, and they fill the border all along our garden with a profusion of purple!

Max and I took Pam to her appointment and we went for a short walk through Green Timbers Park. It’s about $4.50 to park at the hospital, so that’s why we head over to a park for a short walk while she gets radiated. Today, I managed to get him to sit still and I snapped a few pictures of him sitting among the daffodils. Nice picture I think.

I’ve included a short movie taken the other day at the Serpentine dog off leash park. A lot of the grey Hydro boxes have been painted with a mural on them, with scenes of flowers, woods, and trees. I think they are terrific really. So lo and behold, they’ve painted the garbage bin outside the dog park! We both thought it was cute enough to take a movie of it so you can see it in the full 360 degrees.

Flowers in spring

Crocus, 2011It’s been a crazy spring. We had lots of flowers come up, in early February, then got two days of snow! The crocuses refuse to give up though, and have given us a pretty cool display. We’ve got quite a few all over the garden.

Crocus, 2011The funny thing is, the box that had just a whole boatload of them, has turned up with zilch! Not a single one! I can’t believe it… I put the box out front, and it should really be a heck of a display. Instead – it’s full of dead leaves! hah

Anyway – the weather has been really great lately, and we’ve been taking Max out to the off leash.

Hopefully spring is here to stay!