Winter chores

Today I cut down the browned asparagus.  I saw that a few spears of the new year's crop are already up.  I also began the chore of pruning the roses.  Once those are done, or maybe intermittently, I will prune the fruit trees.  Jerry's arm is in worse shape than my shoulder this year, so it's all on me.  I enjoy pruning.  For sure it is more fun than pulling the annual grass weeds.  Most of the perennials have already been cut back, but there are a few still to take care of.  Just think, in a month the daffodils will be blooming and spring will have arrived.