Spring in Colorado

I actually took these pictures a week ago, but haven't had a chance to post.



The lilacs are gorgeous this year, all around town you can catch their sweet soapy scent.




I can never remember what these are called. The rest of the year they are straggly, but in spring - so pretty.



The beginnings of our square foot garden. We actually have four boxes, this one is for herbs and we've already harvested a few basil leaves for a pasta dish. It felt like a big garden until we worked on the community urban garden today. We planted corn, basil, and sunflowers. The day started out rainy and very mucky, but ended up warm. And when I say we, I do mean all of us. It felt odd, but good, to all be raking a cornfield together, and to be forming furrows and planting and covering the seeds. We have a new appreciation for the work that goes into farming.