When I let Tasha the Sheltie out to pee this morning, I was surprised to realize it was raining. Surprised? Why should I be surprised? Ever the optimist, but complaining like a pessimist.
The photo on the left above shows what our surviving apple trees look like right now. No blossoms. It also shows what our back yard looks like since Walt mowed it over the past few days (between showers). Nice. On the right is a picture of some pink tulips that come up out by the back gate every spring. I think we planted the bulbs years ago, but maybe not. These come up every spring.
In this shot of another section of our yard you can see one of the good things about the kind of weather we're having: rainbows. Not enough of them to counteract the effects of the mostly gray weather, however.
Tasha doesn't really enjoy getting her feet wet, but sometimes she grits her teeth and does it anyway. She must have seen or smelled something on the other side of this puddle and figured it was going to take too long to walk all the way around it and avoid getting her paws wet. The picture on the right shows what a pretty morning we enjoyed on Easter Sunday after the rain stopped and before it began again. I took these five photos that morning between about 7:30 and 9:00 a.m.
Ahhhh, your yard looks beautiful!
ReplyDeleteKen you cast a tall shadow in that photo with Tasha.
ReplyDeleteI went to school in Ithaca NY. You would not have liked the weather. You had a choice between continuous fine misty rain when it was above freezing, and fine continuous snow when it was below. There were never any good hair days.
Yes that's me. On my first cup of coffee.
DeleteI lived in east central Illinois for 7 or 8 years, so I too know about bad weather! I don't think bad weather bothered me so much when I worked for a living. I was just too busy to notice it. Now that I'm retired, it's a different story. Things I do to pass the time include writing this blog, cooking, and walking the dog. I guess I feel cooped up in the house.
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