We feed the squirrels and birds, too. Kids love our yard. Always something going on.

It snowed all day here and there is still a lot of snow on the ground. Pretty typical for us

Krokus barely up, little bit of tulip leaves, few buds on bushes.

Grass is half dormnant. Have not mowed the greens this year. Greenskeeper rolled the greens last weekend as an act of pure optimism. Played nice, tho.

to Mom. No one yells at them for it.
By the way mineral man, we have a pair of Mallards back too. Be sure if you set out feed for them to put a big dish of water beside the food, they use it as they eat.
I don't know which one is bringing the other one, but this is 3 or 4 years running that they have come and Mallards don't mate for life, so it's one who knows where the food is and it's mate for the current year.

We feed the squirrels too. We found a place to get peanuts fairly reasonable by the big bag so they get their food as well as all the birds who come.

I know we'd get along famously!

I try to make up for this by letting my dandelions live and planting milkweed, monarda and other native, pollinator-friendly plants. My neighbor hates my "messy" yard full of butterflies, bees, moths, dragonflies and birds. Last year he even complained to the city that I was growing poison ivy, which in his botanical ignorance he could not distinguish from the harmless legume, hog-peanut. This year I will double down and plant even more bee-friendly plants.

Good for you.

My farm is full of busy bees and butterflies.

No chemicals on my land.

area Millions of them everywhere. The are fewer in MN, so I want to encourage them.

and I miss them. Grew up with them and always received bouquets from my kids when they were at the "no front teeth" age, visible through big smiles.

I did get a batch of forget me nots to take and blossom over my patch of coral rock. The butterflies and bees seemed to be pleasantly surprised.

It's greenish, and I mow it.

I'd have to try this.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dandelion_tea