Looking out the window

Or is she admiring her portrait?

Getting attention

This is one photo that's pretty self-explanatory. It's interesting that I'm having a difficult time keeping Scarlett's nose in focus, even when focusing manually.

More from spring

The hits just keep on coming, like this little daffodil and his back-up chorus:

Spring, take 2

A local magnolia tree catching the fading afternoon light:

Spring is springing

Last November, I took a leap of faith and pruned back the roses that the previous owner had planted. Last winter, the one with the extremely large snowstorms, I didn't prune the roses back. And it looked like the previous owner hadn't touched the roses in quite some time, if ever.

But hey, don't you know, this whole pruning thing actually works. I may yet become a gardener...