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Today was one of those perfect spring days - coffee & conversation with a great friend this morning, a wonderful afternoon working in the yard, and a supper date with some dear friends for our favorite mexican food this evening. Does life get much better than that?!?!?!

The weather was glorious today in Kansas. Dare we hope that winter has finally bowed out, giving way to spring? The sun was shining, birds were singing and a gentle breeze blowing. The symphony of lawn mowers (and other assorted yard equipment) filled the air in my neighborhood. Our front yard got it's first mowing today and then I started attacking one of the long neglected garden beds in the front yard.

Here's some before photos of the garden area I worked on today:

What a mess! (But, note the freshly mowed lawn in the background.)

Here are some after shots:

I cleaned out all of the leaves and pulled a bunch of weeds. The three bushes also got a little haircut. Much better! This coming weekend those dreadful black planters are going to be relocated to the dump. We will replace them with one new, more attractive model and plant some colorful annuals. Hopefully Saturday will be a still day so I can spray the remaining weeds and stray grass. If the space looks too empty when we only have one planter, I may have to search the backyard to find a low growing ornamental grass to fill up a little space.