Outside

The daffodils outside of the church here in town are always some of the first flowers to bloom, and they are beautiful and promise that the cold will end, when it feels like it will last forever.

One of my neighbors had some free pans on the curb.  I grabbed a steamer with holes on the bottom, and drilled in some more in the side (all by myself!) to make another compost pan for my garden.

I think a squirrel, or possibly a raccoon, may have gotten to Grace's peanut butter bird feeders, because they cleaned it and left the peel!

During the school year, I get to have lunch with Billy once almost every week.  Spring waters flooded the walking path he uses though.  = (

So, we ended up crouching along the muddy/rocky area like everyone else who really wants to get in their walk!

This was the only picture I took at Emily's DeWitt tennis tournament, but I liked the composition of it and wanted to share it here.

We have had lots wind storms come through and knock down branches.  This one was particularly annoying, because it happened during my insulation filled trashcan span. boo.

Over the span of three weeks, I put out new mulch in the beds!  It makes it look so much better, and it's such little effort.  When I started the project, I wouldn't go into the gross shed, because I knew that if I did, I wouldn't be able to leave it, and would start cleaning it all by myself.  So, I used a snow shovel to spread it, instead of a rake.

My very, very old, Basil plant died.  = (

One morning we had the most beautiful sunrise, 360 degrees!  It was unbelievably gorgeous!  By the time AEW and I made it out the door for the bus at 6:30, it had already faded substantially, but at 6:05ish, it was awesome!

Our neighbors really beautiful flowers.

I do miss the early morning views in the summer, but definitely don't miss the 5:15 alarm.

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Spring is in the Air

The time change is making me angrier and angrier with each passing year, being out in the cold and dark, and the snow seemed to stick around forever this year, so this beautiful cotton candy sunrise was a most welcomed reminder that it would not last forever!

Tiny green leaves poking out!

The blood moon was pretty splendorous this year!  The clouds gave it a lovely halo, but it was very clear, and very large, when we spied it before school one day.

There have been a few precious days this year, so far, that I could comfortably walk to drop off and collect the twins.   On the first of these days, the river looked as still as a lake!

Another of these days was sunnier, and the tiny flowers peeking out added color and glee to my walk!

Looking forward to warmer days, more walks, and plenty of natural wonders to enjoy.

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Nature

It's cold here, like, hasn't been above freezing in over a week cold, so we aren't outside much other than shovelling.

However, the mornings, are cold, but stunning!  And we're getting more daylight each day, so my mood is also improving. lol.

Since there is ongoing construction each morning at drop off, this picture is a great representation of this year!

Grace rolled down the window for this one!

We have a storm brewing, it's supposed to hit tomorrow, and the clouds were just roiling in the sky.  If you look closely, you can also see the moon! I was taking the picture through my windshield though, and it looks like it may have distorted what I saw.

And this was so pretty, I ventured out into the snowy backyard to get it, because I didn't want to take it through the window and screen!

I am thankful for beautiful sights, year-round.

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