Yesterday, as I was enjoying a [seasonally] warm day, I heard what I consider one of the first sounds of spring. The red-winged black bird’s trill.
It looks like we may be in for an early spring this year. I can handle that.
You may look for robins, but I’m watching for the turkey vultures. Okay, I’m looking for robins too.
Sorry if the title made you think about cake. Didn’t the gals used to call it “frosting” when they put white highlights in their hair? If so, I’m not talking about that either. I’m talking about hoarfrost or rime.
I was late waking up on Saturday and the bright sun was making short work of the ice crystal magic. On Sunday, rime on the trees was very heavy, but I was not able to get a picture of that.
Life works that way some times. It reminds me of the story of the couple that was touring in Europe. They came to an ancient church. The sign said, “This building dedicated to the glory of God — 1130. She turned to him and said, “Oh honey, pity we weren’t here twenty minutes earlier.”
Last week we got hit with the second major winter storm in less than a week.
I needed help on this one. So I called Al. A couple of hours later, he showed up as he had promised.
That four-wheel drive truck will push a lot of snow. And it did!
I’m grateful for a reliable backup at times like this. Also grateful for good friends.
Snow drifts can be whimsical.
Interesting, but not really whimsical.
For whimsy, you must look at from a new, dare I say “negative,” point of view.
That what we were looking for!
Shadow on snow are also interesting. I love the way they “flow” with the landscape.
Other worldly?
I darkened the tree to add to the fun. Here’s another.
This is my favorite. Not much flat land around here.
Most of the time, life is all about how you look at it. Would you agree?
I had a number of captions for this photo:
Sylvia, mail in hand
The first was, “Walking in a Winter Wonderland.” We’re not necessarily feeling that way after the second big snowfall in less than a week. When we were teens, Chubby Checker hit the charts with, “I’m Walking.”
How about, “Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays this woman from getting her mail.” (She already has her male.) Yes, I think I like that one.
Do you have a better caption for this image?
Last week’s snow disappeared over the weekend. Somebody must have been unhappy and arranged to have replacement snow flakes shipped in by express air delivery.
Tuesday morning snow
I think we’ve got more than replacement–we’ve also got supplement.
It continued all day
It was a good day to stay inside and listen to the scanner, read, surf the web and watch a bit of TV. What do you do on a day like this?
Orion hunts the winter sky
Winter
Hunter stalks the sky
The icy winds chill my bones
My heart longs for spring
On days like this, I remember how nice it was to live in a land where palm trees grow. Nevertheless, I am content to be here safe in the midst of the storm.