Our tulips are up and blooming and the slugs got only one, making Mom very happy. The daffodils were on their way out, being as they are very old daffodil-life-wise, so not many this year.

The white Trillium looks like it’s slowly multiplying, and yes, Mom’s very happy about that, too. She likes Trillium, something she had only seen in books and the deep forest until she found this one in a local nursery years ago.

Continuing our theme of making Mom happy, her Cyclamen survived the winter and though most of the leaves are gone, it sent up a bunch of flowers. Maybe it’ll go dormant for a while now? We’ll have to see.

On her first weekend off work in a while and making her way out front to work in the yard, Mom surprised Rusty, the new-ish aloof visitor to Colehaus lounging under a Japanese maple.

And being as he’s aloof, he didn’t stick around despite Mom’s sweet talk and shaking a treat bag. Rusty just isn’t a people cat, it would seem. And if you know our Mom, she reads this as a challenge.

Neighbor cat W stuck around though. He can hear a treat bag even when there isn’t one for miles around. He also stopped by to inspect Mom’s last cobblestone brick path project. As you can see, he was pretty skeptical about the whole thing.

Finally, the last of the rock pile and the jumble of cobblestone bricks are gone and a new pathway from one cement patio to another is born. And it’s W approved! Good work, Mom.

Scruffy is still with us. He lives up the street and has a good home. He’s very, very old but still makes his way down to our house once or twice each day, rain or shine, to drink from our water bowl, nibble on some kibble and snooze on our front porch chair.

Another regular visitor is Winston Wally Olly Porkchop, who loves being brushed almost as much as he loves treats. Sorry, Wally, we’re all out of treats now but hey, yeah, go ahead and claim that brush as your own.

Out back, the Rhododendrons are starting to bloom. This one is Quint’s favorite.

The Star Magnolia tree is just about done blooming for the year. It was gleaming white this year, making one of our neighbors proclaim she wanted one for her own yard, until she saw how messy all those flowers are once they drop. Just as well. We don’t need EVERYONE to have one.

The great thing about our side yard is occasionally seeing a new visitor. This black, short fur kitty knows where the feeding station is but isn’t sure about us yet. Undoubtedly, another challenge for Mom.

Lastly, who doesn’t need a heather-headed squirrel rummaging around in their garden? That’s something you don’t see every day!

Thanks for visiting!

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A Colehaus Cats flashback:

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2016 – Why Not Wednesday
2015 – Toy Patrol
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