Sunday, March 8, 2015

Spring Ahead!


Since I've been MIA for so long I thought I'd download pictures from my camera and write about whatever images I had captured.

And, dear God, they're all pictures of our last snow. Like we haven't seen enough of this already.

And though it may look like an April day to our friends in Boston, this is Virginia folks, the south, sub tropical climate.

We were house bound from Wednesday night till Friday at noon when the roads were cleared enough we could fishtail our way to work.It sleeted, it snowed and then, to my surprise, it snowed some more.


Apparently all the cats and I did was wander from window to window desperately seeking spring.

Which to me means flowers and to them means birds, birds, birds!
 
No matter where we looked we were surrounded by snow.
 
Spirits were low.
 

But then came today, Sunday. We may have lost an hour but we gained the  sun, blue skies, birds chirping, snow melting goodness.
 
I got to wear a pair of sneakers, off with the boots for the day. I didn't have to layer, I wore jeans without leggings underneath. One shirt, one sweater, a down vest. No scarf, no hat, no gloves. I felt positively naked.

I think the last time I could walk around the yard was February 8th, the Sunday before Valentines Day.
 
Gus roamed the hood for hours, he came in so muddy and covered with bits of I know not what I rushed to cover up the new slipcovers. But no worry, he raced his filthy, furry body to my bed where he proceeded to clean himself with great deliberation finally sinking into a satisfying sleep.
 
So, the first bed is now mulched for the spring. Too bad I have to sleep in it.

The first stirring of spring is a great thing. 

Maybe I wouldn't appreciate it as much if I didn't have the miserable winter to go through first.

But I'd be willing to give it a shot.....

xo J



26 comments:

  1. Oh so snowy!
    We are enjoying an early Spring and our cats are looking outside too.

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  2. Yay spring, boo Gus on the bed. I've got some daffodils spearing up right next to the brick of the house - micro something or other? I've missed your posts but I'm in the dumps this time of year too. All the kitties want, particularly Lucy the elder, is to be warm. If there is no fire going, she just wants to be buried under the afghan. I guess that is me too while I search for a new job. Ugh.

    The yard is a swamp and the starlings are ravaging the feeders. I finally found that they don't like safflower seeds. On a positive note, I had a pair(!) of pilated woodpeckers visit this morning. They are huge!

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    1. Good luck with the job hunt. That can't help your spirits in this weather.

      Hope your skies are blue today and the sun is shining.

      Gus and Lucy are very interested in those woodpeckers...

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  3. What a winter we have had. I can't wait for spring to come. The melting snow is promising :-)

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    1. And you guys have had noticeably more inches per storm, judging from Pigtown Designs, snow cam bunny shots.

      But today is another beauty, yes?

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  4. Glad spring is finally showing its face. I bet the feeling of release is great.

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    1. I always say I don't know what a low grade depression fever I am running until spring breaks.

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  5. Wonderful pictures of cats looking outside, no worries spring will arrive. So nice to sleep in a mulched bed, haha. Our cats used to go out and after that sleeping on the bed, I called it our molehill.

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    1. exactly! and now I just have to watch him from making a mountain out of a molehill!

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  6. "The first bed is now mulched..." hahahaha. Can a sofa also be mulched? Ours is.

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    1. Absolutely, hence the blanket over the new slipcover in mi casa. Not like he doesn't burron under blanket to get to the heart of the matter. Curses.

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  7. YIKES, the snow!
    LOL@the cats. Too cute.
    I lived for many years in NY. I remember a few Aprils with their crazy freaky snowstorms that would do my tulips in. UGH. But in Virginia/the South? Damn.

    Now I'm in gardening nirvana( SoCal)-tomatoes are ripening, cukes and lettuce are up, and yesterday all my patio pots got planted (Seems I'm on a purple/blue kick this year). I picked my first lemons from our potted tree on Saturday. I feel like Alice in Wonderland, LOL.

    Here's hoping spring finds you all very, very soon.

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    1. Your second paragraph has my head spinning. Tomatoes ripening?

      First lemons? If I didn't like you so much...

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  8. Birdsong, yes! I took 3 videos up on the Highline Canal Trail on Saturday, trying to capture their sweet sounds. Oh and the bliss to wear jeans without tights for a change, just one pair of socks! Happiness Defined. Glad to see you back on,
    Diane in 56 deg forecast
    today Denver

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  9. I saw a tiny sliver of grass this afternoon, had to look twice because I wasn't sure what it was. We have a ways to go for the meltdown but temps for this week are in the high 40's and 50's, I am sooooooooo ecstatic!

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    1. I'm sure you are. We've had a rash of frozen pipes in houses in my hoods and water main leaks all over town.

      I'd like to say "enough" in a very stern voice, but who would heed me?

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  10. I am a gardener as well (in Georgia). I usually enjoy the respite of winter. This year, not so! This is the longest we Georgians have not been able to putter around outside. We only putter when it is above 60...........

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    1. I'm all for that...but this year 50's and yes, even high 40's encourage a little pottering.

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  11. I so relate to this. All of m pictures seem to be cats staring out the window at snow!

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  12. Hang on Jane, the snow is finally starting to melt in New Jersey, and Spring has to be on the way. It helps that I have a gorgeous photo of St Thomas as my screen saver to help me dream of things to come.

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    1. What a good idea, I might have to do the same. And yes, almost gone the snow.

      Ahhhhhhhhh

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  13. The snow looks lovely Jane! The cats seem to enjoy it too :-)

    Have a good week!

    madelief x

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    1. It was a beautiful snowfall. But I don't miss it one little bit!

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