Think spring

This is my driveway. Notice something missing?

Yep... Stella is in the shop... AGAIN. She started acting up on the way home from work last night. Of course, she chooses the day when I forget my cell phone and Dave is almost 2 hours away at the cottage... she's dramatic like that.

Fortunately - she also chose to do it five minutes from Dave's grandma's house, and I was able to limp her there with my four-ways on while she made all manner of scary noises. And extra-fortunately, Dave's uncle was home. He took a look and determined it was likely just a loose spark plug. He didn't have the tools to fix it, so he followed me as I limped it to the family's mechanic around the corner. The mechanic was gone for the day, so we dropped it off and he drove me the rest of the way home, promising to take care of it in the morning for me.

And he did. The plug has been tightened, and she seems to be running normal again. She's back at Dave's grandma's, and I can go pick her up this weekend when Dave returns from the cottage. So, I'm car-less for a few days - and just keeping my fingers crossed that when I pick her up, she'll behave herself for a while.

Since I'm working from home today, I decide to take the boys out on lunch to enjoy some sunshine. It's hard to worry in the sunshine. And look...

 The tree out front is budding.

The bulbs in the front garden are sprouting.

Out back, the strawberries are greening up.

And there's even a little bit of Columbine sprouting in the bee garden.

While Tux soaked up the sun and Rocky explored, I swept the bunny poo off the patio and onto the grass where it's less noticeable and can fertilize the lawn.

There's still a wee patch of snow here and there, but the ground is beginning to thaw and get squishy. At least I can get to the feeder again - even if I'll need rubber boots soon to do so!