Spring
is certainly taking its time around here. My husband reminded me yesterday that
our neighbor Meghan will probably be having her annual Easter egg hunt this
weekend. Our two long stretches of field with a few trees intersect and last year
we called to warn her about the poison ivy that likes to cluster around the
base of the trees. This year, if the kids brave the few slippery patches of
muddy ground, they may very well have to tunnel through the snow for their eggs.
Once
the snow receded in our front yard, we found these trails snaking through the
grass.
We
think they might have been highways beneath the snow for mice or chipmunks.
Unnerving how close this is to the house. It might explain the high number of
mice we caught in the basement.
My
bushes, which grow so enthusiastically that I have to cut them back at least three times over the course of the summer,
have been either nipped down to bare twigs by the deer,
or
were crushed by the Mt. Everest
Still,
here’s our first – and only, so far – arrival.
So exciting to see the first colour of Spring.
ReplyDeleteSo different here! The tulips in the Skagit Valley are about two weeks ahead of schedule, and everything everywhere is in bloom. I've got allergies to prove it. :-)
ReplyDeleteYep we are all in the patience boat, although our spring arrived last week. Now we are getting the winds of March on April 4th.
ReplyDeleteSuch a happy little face. I woke to snow this morning, but the crocus bed is in full bloom.
ReplyDeletesweet little purple flower. spring is in full bloom here finally.
ReplyDeleteWe're having the warmest temperatures on record in the Northwest.
ReplyDeleteAnd we in the Northeast had some of the coldest on record!
DeleteOur yard is still covered with snow. We are now headed to VT to see what faces us. They had snow this morning.
ReplyDeleteNo snow here, but no growth either.
ReplyDeleteYou had much more snow than we could ever think of. Ours is mostly gone but I don't have any blooms. Happy Easter.
ReplyDeleteSpring is here big time but so is the HUGE amount of yard work waiting. Good thing some of us still call that fun. Have fun taming your bushes.
ReplyDeleteWell, that counts for something! Happy spring! :)
ReplyDeleteI'm sure that first arrival will soon be joined by dozens more.
ReplyDeleteWow- those trails so close to the house would send me to the store for some BIG traps! LOL! Happy Easter, and I hope that spring gets busy warming y'all up soon!
ReplyDeleteVoles like to make trails like that under the snow. Happy Spring! :)
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