unnatural

It's been unusually warm here in the latter part of February. Trees and shrubs are starting to bud way too soon, setting themselves up for a major freeze later on. Earlier this week it was t-shirt weather in the high 60's. Here's a picture from the park compared with another one in almost the same location taken in January.The water is running high. Snow somewhere up above is already melting. Also here's a picture of maple trees staring to flower. I have started turning over the garden beds. It is also time to prune. We need snow! And rain! And more rain!

On My Lap

This is what I have on my lap every afternoon while I am working at the computer. What a sweetie.

Lake Hike

Yesterday was a fine day with relatively warm weather so we hiked around the lake. I think it's about 3-4 miles if you go all the way around. It was certainly popular and many dogs and bicyclers were out and about. I was attracted to the old dead last-year's mullein plants edging the lake. There were dozens of them, each configured differently, like plant antlers. I wish I had taken more shots of them. There is also an odd sculpture out there, part of the art-in-the-parks program. So I've thrown in a shot of that too.

More Snow

I was away for a while so I got behind on entries. So tonight I am going to try to catch up. We had a little snow last week. It was like a spring snowstorm- light and fluffy. It wasn't enough to go cross country skiing in, and it didn't last long, but it looked great when we woke up in the morning. It melted quickly so we're back to brown again.