Getting Excited!

First, I have noticed many visitors viewing the blog in the past week or so and wanted to say welcome and thanks for stopping by!  It is such a great feeling to get to share what's going on here with everyone, and to know there are people out there reading!

Today, the sun is shining and the air is warm with hints of Spring again.  Our wonderful gardener Gail has been hard at work in the gardens already, and you can definitely tell that there is an excitement about Spring around here.

Patty, our Membership and Development Coordinator (among many other things) also happens to be a very talented photographer, and more often than not throughout the year she can be seen wandering around the Villa and Allis taking pictures of our various events and scenery.  She graciously passed on some of her lovely pictures to share with you all!  I am sure there will be many more to come!

Gail, our Estate Gardener, working on the flower pots in the Courtyard last Spring.  Soon those pots will be back in the Courtyard again!

According to the description, this is a Crocus.  The color is spectacular!

Time to bring the flower pots out of storage for Spring.

Yes, of course the bugs will return too.  But they do bring with them their own treasures as well, and with any luck the dragon flies will cover the sky above the gardens like last year.  It is definitely a sight to see!

Everyone is working hard to make sure we have a colorful, successful, and exciting Spring and Summer season.  I'll be sure to keep you up to date on everything that goes on, and be sure to stop by and visit!