After a Warm Monday - a Rainy Tuesday

Yesterday was just lovely! Temperatures in the low 70s, sun out, light breeze - it was great! Today it rained and how can one complain since it was rain and NOT snow!  So, here are some pictures from yesterday.

I have several bunches of daffodils and this one bloomed first. It's somewhat protected between the driveway and the deck. I wanted to get this pictures quickly as the deer sometimes eat them before I can photograph flowers. Made it!

Same plants I just moved back.

And when I went down to get the mail, I crossed the road and walked down to the lake. Blue water - quite a welcome sight after all that ice and snow!

We saw two boats on the lake Monday. Docks here will go in the water this weekend. YEA spring!!

Weather Changes!

This past weekend - Palm Sunday weekend - the weather was just beautiful! Warm, snow melted and spring had arrived... in fact, I went out and took a picture of the last little bit of snow from a pile that had been soooo high... here it is.

What I thought was the "final, final" of snow for the year.

And then the forecast said colder temperatures on Monday with rain into Tuesday and a chance of over an inch of rain..  OK, rain is fine. And it did rain Monday and by Tuesday morning the forecast included the possibility of the rain turning into snow as a very cold cold front swept in. And it did! I was in the living room, looking at "Forrest Gump" on TV around 7 PM and looked out and darn, it was snowing! And it kept snowing into Wednesday morning.  Pictures below:

At 5:30 am, when Honey and I take the first walk of the day, it was snowing. The driveway was bare but the cars, lawn and bushes had snow.

The snow on the bushes in front of the deck was really very lovely. 

The sun came up and the snow stopped. I went out again to take more pictures as I knew it would quickly melt. 

And by Wednesday late afternoon it has mostly melted. But it was a nice snow - pretty and over fast!

However, this is crazy weather we are having. 

A BEAUTIFUL spring afternoon

After complaining about the never ending winter, I wanted to be thankful for the beautiful afternoon we had. The sun was out and the temperatures were in the upper 50s. Most of the snow is melted and Honey, B and I were out just enjoying the weather.

The crocuses are starting to come up

And some of the bushes that were planted last year died

The bugs are coming out. Several of these bugs were on the car. They just "sat" there. We get another bug that swarms around you that really can drive you crazy. None of them are around....yet

The sky was beautiful - the trees still bare

And two hawk were circling overhead

The back area into the woods that was sooooo snowy and hard to walk is now easy to access. I must say it was pretty the first day or so after a snow fall. Honey and I slipped and slid around so much that I'm not sorry to see it go. 

And Miss Honey is enjoying a walk in the sun.