The birds are singing. The deer are grazing. The squirrels and chipmunks are scampering and the bears are rousing themselves to come out and investigate in our little neck of the woods.

While all of this is exciting it also means that bird feeders and plants are in danger of being devoured, destroyed and decimated. I have to be vigilant and I usually am not. Oh, I have the spray that is supposed to deter critters as well as the “hot” bird seed but the critters in Connestee Falls seem to be immune to those.

So what do I do? I enjoy the few flowering things that these critters do not seem to bother with in the spring. The camellias and the hellebore (Lenten Roses) that grow and flourish despite the animals.

My little herb containers are just waiting and ready to get new plants but it is still a bit too early. My chives and sage are popping up and enjoying a little space of their own before the new plants come to share space.

I get excited this time of year to get my hands in the dirt and start planting but I know that it is still a little bit too early for full on gardening. But soon…..