spring things

You Are Chirping Birds

You are a very caring person. You especially feel for innocent beings, like animals and children. You are keyed in to the world and very peaceful. You believe that everyone is connected. You remain focused and in the moment. You are not easily distracted. You have a good memory, especially for things that you hear. You listen carefully.

What Part of Spring Are You?

I'd like to say this was me, but well, I'm afraid I'm pretty distract-able!

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Our first spring flowers! Hello pretty crocus. Just a few more weeks and we'll have daffodils, too. :)










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Spring Reading Thing! Yes, I know that last thing I need is another challenge. But Katrina always makes the happiest buttons! Besides, the Spring Reading Thing was the very first reading challenge I ever joined and thus holds a special place in my heart. :)

a gift for Mommy

Yes, spring must really be here. I received my first precious dandelion of the year. And I really do love dandelions! I've never quite understood the extreme hatred some people have for them. I think they're beautiful! And I'd much rather see my lawn full of these bright little spots of sunshine than cover my lawn in poison.

But anyway, that is not the point of this post. I just had to share my little gift from Max...



Yep, that's the flower he picked for me. And now, let me show you the ones he picked for himself...



Oh, how this kid cracks me up!

screaming spring

Really, does anything say "spring" more vibrantly, more cheerfully than daffodils? To me, they are simply the epitome. I read over at Stacy's that it's starting to feel like summer in her neck of the woods already. I'm just happy spring is finally making an appearance here. Hope it hangs around a while...and I hope the daffodils do, too.

March is such a tease...

Appears that first little tease of spring is over. After 5 whole days with temperatures over freezing! In fact, yesterday we hit the upper 50s. The bulk of the snow melted, to be replaced with the spring mud. Mud, mud, mud.

But it is now snowing again. Nice big, pretty flakes. This is a "storm" coming from the west. Supposedly tomorrow's snow will be coming from the south, one of those up the Atlantic coast storms, which we'll be on the western edge of. And then, to round things out, Saturday's snow will be lake-effect snow from the north.

Spring will arrive though, sooner or later. Annie and I were very excited to see two beautiful robins in the backyard yesterday. And that first flock of geese we saw the other day was just the tip of the iceberg. We've seen hundreds upon hundreds since.

Change is definitely underway.