Spring Sprouts

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I don't have as many daffodils in my yard as I used to.  I guess rodents, shade, and tree roots have taken their toll.  Still, I have a few that bloom to my delight each year, and I always try to capture some photos of them.  I snuck outside for a quick photo shoot yesterday morning while the boys were watching a cartoon and had a very nice date with not only the daffodils but also the helleborus that are flowering in my yard.  The helleborus seems to spread farther each year in the flower bed where I have it planted, and I'm so glad to see that!

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I ran with the kids, including Madi, the rest of the day.  We stopped in to see Mr. Henry at Blinmpies:

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We ran around at the Carroll Howard Johnson Environmental Park in Fuquay:

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Never underestimate the power of play with rocks, water, and mud:-)  I love, love, love that top picture of Johnny in his Docker corduroy pants (only ones he can do the button himself), cuffs rolled up, and bare feet showing, with that ready to go do more mischief look on his face.

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We also stopped by to see Donnie for a bit so the kids could practice throwing the baseball.

Snowflakes are in the forecast for tonight.  Well, we might see one, but it was around 65 yesterday and the ground and asphalt are quite warm.  Surely nothing will stick.  Maybe a photo op in the AM light?  I hope so...and the time to do something about it.