signs of life.....

ok, so......after a whirlwind hour or two of sorting out and putting away.....i had a nice glass of wine to celebrate....and strolled my emerging garden looking for signs of life......with such a meager attempt at winter, it is difficult to believe that plants have died due to extreme temperature.......at this point about half of the rose bushes that i transplanted from shade to sun are sprouting, either from old canes or from new shoots sent up by the roots...the other 50% are not necessarily dead....i see no signs of death, just no signs of life.........my roses are all on their own roots....rather than from some undesirable root stock like mr. huey or rosa multiflora....even roses that i moved appear to have been split rather than transferred....at least one bush has sprouted out in its original location.....life is good.......tomorrow after churhc i really should stop by lowe's for rose and perennial food as well as for a pre-emergent for the lawn.....i could start to clear away the dead stalks and wild onion.......right now i could march ou there and start that process.....but instead i believe that i will indulge in a bit of reading on my bedroom loveseat...in the late afternoon sun......napping is as much a sign of life and any i know...............