It looks like I got my wish!  While Saturday dipped into the most miserable of temperatures, Sunday brought us some sunshine and warmth.  It was a pretty good day.  The new yard will be an ongoing improvement project (just like the house), but we picked up some berry bushes to plant in the shade of the huge pecan trees along the halfway fence line and some strawberries for a circular planter on one of the back porches.  I have ideas for other projects out here, though some of them may need to wait until next year.  For now, we need to start thinking about getting a lawn mower (never needed one) and preparing for the arrival of my bees!  I feel this immense weight lifted with the introduction of later daylight hours.  Breathing a sigh of relief...