The decking is complete on the back porch and it's so nice to step out the door onto a nice flat surface. It's 20 x 12 and I am loving the space!
And on a totally different note, here's a good example of lazy. Our cat, Smidge dozed in this box all afternoon. I mean really, cats can find the darnest places to sleep.
Nice little house, cedar sided, located on quiet street with lots of woods. Already occupied with cute little nest and 5 eggs.
Newer construction, located slightly further back from the road. Quiet location, brand new and just waiting for a perfect couple!
Yesterday we noticed a pair of bluebirds checking out our blue bird house located in the front yard. Unfortunately, a chickadee had already claimed the space by building a nest and laying her eggs. As a matter a fact, there are now five eggs in the nest.
So, we put up another house in hopes of attracting the blue birds over there. Well, they checked it out, then promptly went back to other house. Taking turns both would fly down to the entrance and peer in but neither would actually go inside.
This morning they started the business of staking their claim again. They both would fly to the top of the house and take turns flying down to look in the entrance hole. Finally, after doing this several times, the female got enough nerve to actually go all the way in. She then started to bring out pieces of fur that lined the chickadee nest. Flying to a nearby tree she would clean her beak on a limb to dislodge the fur. I worried she was going to break the chickadee eggs but as it turns out bluebirds will actually build their nest on top of a chickadee nest. She'll lay her eggs on top those already in the nest.
What I don't know is, will the chickadee eggs hatch along with the bluebirds? Perhaps this will be a blended family??
They're starting to grow up! Amazing at how much bigger they got this past week. Hoping they'll be ready to eat in another 3-4 weeks. However, I may go ahead and harvest 1 or 2 heads over the next 2 weeks, just so I won't have them all ready at once. 
And this is the first thing I'm going to fix!
Stir-Fried Baby Bok Choy with Garlic
1 lb baby bok choy, halved lengthwise
3 large cloves garlic, minced
1 Tbsp olive oil
Kosher Salt, Black Pepper
1-2 tsp reduced sodium soy sauce
2 Tbsp reduced sodium chicken broth
Heat skillet or wok over high heat. Add olive oil and add garlic and stir-fry until pale golden and fragrant. Add half of bok choy and stir-fry until leaves wilt, about 2 minutes. Then add remaining bok choy and stir-fry until all leaves are bright green and limp. Add soy sauce & chicken broth. Stir. Cover with lid and cook, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are crisp-tender, 2 to 4 minutes. Season wih salt & pepper if desired.
These little hens and chicks fortunately do not lay eggs.
However, on the other hand these little girls are seriously becoming broody and wanting to sit on their newly laid eggs. They get quite irritated to see me checking in on things! Notice the tail feathers? Those ruffled feathers mean "stay away" or I will try to peck you if you come any where close to my eggs. And no I didn't move her, but I will get her eggs this afternoon. No little chickies this go, unless of course you all want them.
Well, we're greening up around here!
This week my hydrangea started leafing out and I'm expecting the dogwoods woods to pop out any day.
Last week the hosta started peeking through along with my Autumn Joy sedum. 
Everybody I've talked to has "spring fever". The stores are stocked with veggies and flowers and with signs of spring busting out everywhere, I'd say "Spring has Sprung" for sure!
The lettuce is taking off! Everyday now they are adding on leaves in the center. I'm guessing they are going to start growing up at some point or a least that's what they are supposed to. They look pretty healthy and I can't believe the difference a week makes.
The bales are in and of course now I need it to rain. So far that's not happening. Yesterday's 30% turned out to be a sprinkling only, so I need it to rain like cats and dogs. Otherwise, I'm going to have to start watering them every couple of days.
Saw these packages of Zinnia seed last week in Lowe's and scarfed up 3 packages. I think the name "Envy" is perfect for this color. After doing a little research they will not keep their deep Chartreuse color if planted in full sun, so I'll need to find a different spot from where I had orginally planned to plant them. May need another bed...Monty's going to love hearing that. As it stands, I still have another month to go before planting, so I should have time to select the best spot for them.
I got the lettuce beds mulched yesterday. 
As well as transplanting and mulching the Alberta dwarf spruce that I put in my big blue pots. 
Now if I could just decide on what I want to plant in the beds along the front of the houses. Just not happy with what's in there now, maybe I'll switch them out for Indian Hawthorns. This month's going to be busy with trying to get everything planned and ready to plant for the first of May. It seems gardening chores never end around this time of year. Whew!
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