Daffodils

When we bought our house two years ago, the man who built the house asked me if I had seen the flowers in the yard. He was very proud of the daffodil and tulip bulbs he had planted. The daffodils sit along a rock wall near the edge of the property ~

and are hard to see from any distance~

although they are beautiful up close ~

Yesterday I cleaned out the area near the front steps. There is a rhododendron bush that doesn't bloom, tulip leaves without buds, and lupin that did bloom last year. Leo is checking out all the earthy smells ~

I woke up this morning thinking about all the work that needs to be done on our property, which can hardly be called a yard at this point. When I read the posts of women who have beautiful gardens I wish I was there already. Last night I asked Ken if we can spend Saturday working to clear away more fallen limbs and brush. He sighed and said yes. It is a huge job, and it feels overwhelming. We need to break it into what we can do one day at a time. Somewhere down the line we will begin to see improvement. When Ken came home last evening he noticed that I had raked a section near the driveway and front stairs. That's a start.