Spring cleanup

The sun was out for most of the morning but it has since clouded over. I hope that does not mean rain...but...everyone else is getting rain or snow so why should we be any different. I am happy with the clouds if I have any say in the matter (which I don't)!

I was pulling out the old stems from last year's plants and giving the new ones opportunity to see some sunshine. It looks much cleaner now. I had to be 'prompted' by my hubby who said flowers were not his responsibility. Guess that leaves me. BBQuing is his responsibility but...I cleaned up the bbq - is that the same thing? 

We are going to a fundraiser tonite. Should be fun if we get what we are bidding on. I guess there is always something to spend our money on.

We are thinking about taking down the willows in our backyard. They are also in the yards of two of our neighbors who thankfully don't complain but still get lots of branches dropping onto their property. They are about 50 feet high and their trunks are about four feet around so it is a bigger job than we can do. It will be pretty open in the backyard after they come down. Will have to think of some other tree to fill in the spaces - or maybe our neighbors will to plant something to have some privacy!