Signs Winter is Over

Yesterday, the temp reached 76 degrees (above zero ;o)!!! It was a day where you just stop and take a deep breath in and realize that we survived winter!!! And that spring is here!

Besides the temperature~ I saw some signs yesterday that make me believe winter is finally over...
trees budding
bits of green grass
two little girls running through a sprinkler
a man mowing his lawn
birds building a nest under my deck
tulips popping

and our first bonfire of the year~ here Pete (looking very proud of his fire making skills) is building our fire~


and me enjoying the fire~