Like most of the US, we are experiencing a crazy early spring. Spring temperatures in the seventies? Unheard of! Today we reached seventy-eight and I had to keep reminding myself it is still March. Trying to remember what it was like a year ago, I went back to find this snowy day. It's hard not to think of gardening, but it's still too early. (Right Mom? Right Anna?*)
*Anna comes from a family of master gardeners
This weather makes for lovely outdoor play at the preschool and today was exceptional! It's hard to know how to dress when the day begins in the forties, but it didn't take long before the sun warmed our bodies and the coats, hats and sweaters were stripped off.
The bright sunshine made for some happy shadow play against the house.
And we couldn't keep ourselves away from playing in the garden. By pulling seed pods off old plants and sticking them in the soft ground, we were able to build our own special garden.
When I arrived home this afternoon, there was a surprise waiting for me in my door...
...a sweet gift for my school from a little leprechaun.
