The calendar says it is spring. The longer days say it is spring. The sunrise and sunset, having both moved northward say it is spring. Everyone is ready for spring. There is only one glitch in the lovely scenario. The weather. uiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiij Oops kitty on the keyboard . . .
As I was saying before Midnight tried to help, the weather is not acting like we think it should in the spring. Sunday morning, I looked out the kitchen window. An eighth of a mile north it was snowing, but it wasn’t snowing here at the house. It wasn’t the first time I’ve seen the boundary between dry air and precipitation. But why did it have to be snow?
Monday morning, I woke in the recliner — I frequently finish my night’s sleep in the recliner. I looked out the dining room window and saw what appeared to be foggy morning. I arose and put on my glasses. Oh! That wasn’t fog. It was snow. Fortunately, it was gone by late afternoon.
This morning (Tuesday), it is struggling to reach the mid 30s. A good day to sit in front of the computer with a warm cat on my lap or spread across the desktop in front of the monitor.
To lift my spirits, and hopefully yours, I offer the following photos of flowers from around the house and barn.
The snowdrops grow on the west side of the barn. For that reason, they are late to bloom.
These crocus are also in the morning shadow of the barn. The yellow crocus beside the house bloomed a few weeks earlier. But these are worth the wait.
The hyacinths beside the holly bush near the house are a bit slow to bloom this spring. I understand their reluctance. I wouldn’t want to get out of my bed in this kind of weather either.
Daffodils are in full bloom. It took patience to capture this shot. The wind was very strong on this day, as it has been for several days now. There are also some miniature daffodils in the flower beds too, but the wind blows them around too much for me to capture a good image.
Okay, I’m feeling better now. Pretty spring flowers and kitty dozing on my desk have me feeling fine. I hope you are having a good day.
Your blog is a better weather forecast than the suited goons in their cushy Syracuse offices… I always know your weather is moving west to us within a day or two.
Don't anyone throw any tomatoes at me, but… I LIKE the slow spring! Oh, I'm ready for a change of something to something by now, but for the past few years, it seems spring has been only a week or two and then BLAMMO 80 degree summer weather. I like cool weather. So snow, while messy, isn't going to bother me much. I know, I know, there's only about 3 or 4 other people in the Northern Hemisphere who feel the same way…
I know! I know!! I am totally sick of this weather also. at least you have flowers around your place. mine are just starting to sprout up. snow all over my yard Monday morning and on the way to work. hope it warms up soon!
my verification word is pleseep!
Thanks for the bright spot! We're doing snow again.
I love snowdrops. 🙂 Spring flowers just help us to get through these wacky weather days. You and I were thinking alike today.
Goat snacks! Goat snacks!
We had it all yesterday.
Ugh. This goat has had it.
Sun, sun, I want SUN!