Warmer weather

That's correct. It was nearly 90 today and there are freeze warnings this evening. What a state we live in. We went out and took photos of the apple blossoms in the field next to our house. They are ornamental apple trees. It's a good thing for auto focus sometimes cause my eye sight isn't what it used to be.

So, in the photo at the top of this page is a close up of the blossoms, but amazingly enough, there's an inchworm at the very tip of the leaf. I did not see it when I took the photo, but wow, afterwards there he was. In the next shot, he appears to be on his way to leap off the leaf. I don't know if he every does, but what a cool shot.

There are many flowers coming back from last years planting. I was surprised at what survived the winter. The things we thought were dead -weren't and vice versa. There have been new birds flying through the back yard and feeding. The Harris Sparrow with his black hood, a Baltimore Oriole (GACKLE HIGH SCHOOL MASCOT), and of course, the yellow finches are here.

It's been a long, long winter and I'm glad spring is finally here. I'm so looking forward to my new garden.

It's finally here

Spring has finally arrived. The pasque are popping up all over the cow pastures near our house. They are deep purple by comparison this year. I attribute that to the additional moisture on the hillside. Perhaps, it was the cow dung. Pasque flowers are said to grow well were cows have trod. I hung the laundry outdoors on Sunday. There is nothing in the world that gives me greater joy than fighting with the prairie winds as they attempt to lift the sheets high into the air, beyond my reach. Folded into the flapping yards of flannel makes me giggle. JC helped me redo the clothes pin bag. I sewed a bright green and red thrift store find into a new bag. He had to help me get the contraption together in the right order so it hung open. That's why I am not an engineer... I guess.

This morning, my washcloth, my towel - they smelled of wind and sunshine. Wonderful.