Mar 14 2011
Spring-y
Before all the time change madness, it was clear that winter was slowly losing its grip on Hooterville. It was less dark at 6 am, the air didn’t smell like winter anymore, and things had begun to bloom.
It’s still raining, which is the number one sign of winter around here, and the frogs are still happy about it, but the robins are scarce and the whales have begun to migrate back from Mexico, where they wisely spend the winter. Last week, I saw a whale – well, its spout – on my way to work and it made my whole day.
I even emptied out the emergency water buckets on the back porch, since they were full of mosquito larvae. Let’s hope there are no more power outages!
I thought I’d share a couple of spring-y photos with you, in case it’s still winter-y where you are (and in case the groundhog turned out to be wrong this year). And as you see, it’s spring-y all over around here.
There are fifteen tulips coming up!
Keeping the orchids inside during frosts has paid off. They’re both covered in buds, which look like they’re going to bloom pretty soon.
I liked the texture of the wood. And how the new plant has sprung up between the two fallen logs. The circle of life and all that.
There you have it. Hope spring finds you soon, wherever you are.
2 Responses to “Spring-y”
Thank you for the photos, after a long winter it’s nice to see that spring is not too far away, at least in Hooterville and coming this way, I hope.
And very nice too- esp. that last photo.
I can tell you that the robins are now here in Ontario…hurray! Also the geese are finding their way to our village…..Spring really must be here. It even feels and smells like Spring today. Let’s hope the weather will continue this way – for all of us.
jx