Monday, April 20, 2009

Moving slowly; seeing the sights

I'm gimping around with a sore quad these days so have slowed down substantially...all the way down to a walk as a matter of fact. Other than being in a foul temper due to sweat glands not getting a workout, it's not been too bad. One can certainly get a good view of one's surroundings when meandering at a leisurely 3 miles per hour. Sightings of the last week have included
  • three turkey vultures and a hawk floating along the thermals (probably waiting for me to drop from 3 mph to 0 mph so I'd be easy pickin's);
  • a fox closely guarding its den where, I discovered the next day, at least one kit is being raised;
  • a clucking crow;
  • tulips, daffodils, hyacinths, and even some pansies popping up...not to mention blossoms about to burst forth on the fruit trees;
But today's sighting takes the prize. Early this past Thursday it started to rain and snow...and did not stop raining and snowing until late Saturday. Supposedly there were 7 inches of snow and who knows how much rain. The streets were rivers, the dips were lakes, and our hay-like lawns now look like the emerald fields of Ireland. There was SO much water, apparently the fish population found new places to explore...this is what I spotted along the sidewalk when walking home from my volunteer job:


Keep your eyes wide open folks, ya' never know what you may see in this wild wonderful world of ours!

Friday, April 03, 2009

Quintessential spring

Spring is in fine form:
  • itty bitty ants are roaming the restroom floor at my volunteer job
  • dandelions are bursting forth
  • chirpy red red robins are bob bob bobbin' all along the trail
  • and, of course, our weather forecast is calling for highs of 50s today and a foot of snow tonight
Ya' gotta just run with it!