Signs of Spring

The Greenhouse

Things started warming up at the greenhouse this week.  We continue to plant seedlings into trays, and trimming the potted annuals so that they don't get too "leggy" before we can move them outside. By cutting them back, they will be bushy when they do go outside. 

AND the cover went over the outside tables. This week's shipment was potted and left outside. 

See the pretty flowers.  We cut them all off. 

Cover is over the outside tables

Our leader, Richard, with our days work, potting all of these plants.  They will stay outside instead of going into the greenhouse. 

Around Nauvoo

First tulips

Smith Family cemetery

Women's garden coming to life.

At the House

Our little bird finally posed for a picture long enough to be identified.  House wrens have nested in our Christmas wreath.  I know, I should have taken it down before this, but now I'm glad I didn't.  There are 5 blue eggs in the nest.   I'd take a picture of the nest, but we upset the birds enough just coming in and out of the house.  But hey, we lived here first. 

And we trimmed back the bush in front of our house so that we could rake the leaves away from it. 

Everywhere you see dirt - you couldn't before we trimmed this bush. 

The Sunset

You might get tired of seeing sunset pictures, but they really are beautiful and numerous over the river.  We saw this one after coming out of song practice one evening.  I wanted to take a picture because it was over the Sarah Granger Kimball home - the oldest standing home in Nauvoo.   The home is near the FM complex, so I drive or walk past it every day.  Hiram Kimball lived here before the saints came.  He does share a common ancestor with the Heber Kimballs, but it is way back. They didn't know each other before Nauvoo.  You might remember from my March post that this is the home is where the idea for the Women's Relief Society was born. 

Sarah Granger Kimball home on the left.