It's another gorgeous spring day in Minnesota. 50 degrees and sunny, crocus and tulips are blooming, grass is green and leaves are that half-formed, cool yellow-green that begs for warmth and sunlight for maturity.
We didn't get the predicted frost last night, but more is forecast for next week. We're still in the danger of frost time line, so I haven't put out any flowers in pots yet. I could, of course, if I wanted to bring them in every time the temp is supposed to drop. I did that last year, but ran into a problem. Some birds built a tiny nest (wrens? goldfinches?) in one of the hanging baskets. I brought it into the garage one night and didn't notice the nest until the next morning. Big mistake.
The birds never returned to that nest. Sigh.
But some other birds did claim it later, (sparrows, I think) so a batch of babies lived there after all.
Next time, I'll check the basket for inhabitants and if it's occupied, I'll take a chance on the frost rather than scaring them away by moving their home.
Back to work.
Oh and one of my short mystery stories is free tomorrow through Easter Sunday. http://www.amazon.com/Circletop-Capers-Short-story-ebook/dp/B004PYDQ8U/ref=sr_1_17?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1333730202&sr=1-17
Check it out.
