We are cold this weekend. And we have more crazy cold, warm, cold, rain-and-snow mix weather coming all week, so I am looking for spring wherever I can find it. Probably the most obvious proof that spring is here is eggs–my goose has started laying.
little too big for the carton
Bob is with me. He wants to be outside.
Bob
He looks happy out there rolling in the sun, shielded from the wind by the house.
“If you’d quit bringing kittens home, I’d still be napping in the house.” -Bob
There are robins everywhere! This one obviously did not want to be a model, but you can see there’s green in the grass as he/she was fluttering around.
robin
Speaking of green, I can see green in the pasture! Granted, I didn’t make it any closer because the wind was horrible and my face was freezing, so I went back to the house.
And Lemuel is eating every bit of green grass he can as soon as it is comes up in the pen. Hopefully, I can move them back to the front pasture soon.
Lemuel (keeping his eyes on me so that I don’t try to come any closer)
A cardinal!
cardinal
Okay, the cardinal is not a sign of spring. They are here year-round, but he was way more cooperative than the robin, so I’m sharing him too.
Babies! Kids in pasture are a sure sign of spring.
Hera with her kids, Lady and Tramp
There’s also blue skies. Although, again, the squirrel looks as cold as I felt.
squirrel eating last summer’s walnuts
But the sun is moving north, and the days are longer. I got out there too close to the real sunset to be able to get a good shot. Dang.
Maybeline
I am so ready for real warmth and spring days.
Tags: bird, Bob, cardinal, cat, cold, goats, goose egg, llama, Maybeline, robin, spring, squirrel, wind
Teresa
Eden Hills 