Spring cleaning, sort of

The last few days have been beautiful here in NE Ohio. We have had temps in the 50's and 60's. While it is still to cold to plant (they are calling for snow this weekend, ah well such is life) it was a wonderful time to start cleaning up the beds and trimming trees.
We started last Sunday with Paul climbing one of our apple trees to give it a much needed trimming. I don't think it has ever been trimmed. Then we moved onto the weeping cherry tree by the front porch that had started growing into the lines running into the house. I finally took down the christmas lights running along the fence by the woods. Don't worry that isn't white trashy because you couldn't really see them unless we turned them on.
I had to get rid of the pinto beans that Paul dumped onto the garden because he didn't realize that composting doesn't actually take place in the garden but at a different location! My strawberries are looking very healthy under their bed of straw and I have garlic comming up already. Next month we will expand the beds and plant the peas (they are cold hardy and can survive frost).
We trimmed the 2nd apple tree yesterday, but not as much as I wanted. We apparently need some "special" tool. I think Paul justs wants a new toy, a saw on a stick. I did notice my tulips, crocus, and hyacynths are starting to come up. I even have a little viola blooming in a spot where it wasn't planted. The birds must have thought it would look pretty under the cherry tree.