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Saturday, March 14, 2015


The usual this morning, the 7 a.m. alarm to take the intrepid ski lift monitor to work by eight.
But we checked the ski slope web page and
they are closed today due to rain.
Open tomorrow, though.
We'll see.
View down my road.
Fog.


 Fog in my yard.
Look at the seed hulls we'll be cleaning out soon.
Not today, it's raining.


Probably a downy woodpecker.
Hard to distinguish between downy and hairy, but this one seems small enough to be a downy.
Not too small to contribute to the big mess under the feeder!


Laura's garden art, collecting fog drops.


But one bulb is up, in front of the pinks, which look pretty good, too.


So much to clean up.
When the rain stops.


The view last August.
Stay tuned.


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29 comments:

  1. The Weaver of GrassMarch 14, 2015 at 10:09 AM

    Our gardens all seem somuch further ahead than yours - and what a lovely woodpecker, so different from our greater spotted, which is a regular visitor.

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  2. Mac n' JanetMarch 14, 2015 at 10:15 AM

    We're rainy too. The Wisteria, Dogwoods and Azaleas are starting to bloom here.

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  3. MartyMarch 14, 2015 at 10:22 AM

    Let's hear it for spring thaw! And the bonus is your granddaughter will no longer have to go to that job with the surly and thoughtless people.

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  4. AnonymousMarch 14, 2015 at 10:36 AM

    Fog here as well....looks like skiing season may soon be over.

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  5. bettyMarch 14, 2015 at 10:51 AM

    Goes from one to another, snow, now rain. Seems like a good day to stay inside I think!

    betty

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  6. Linda StarrMarch 14, 2015 at 10:55 AM

    your snow is melting, that's a good sign.

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  7. CarolMarch 14, 2015 at 11:52 AM

    The fog sure has been pretty (but I haven't had to drive in it at all)

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  8. AnonymousMarch 14, 2015 at 11:57 AM

    Wow, it looks so cold there.

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  9. Yamini MacLeanMarch 14, 2015 at 12:02 PM

    Hari OM
    Oh that summer shot is such a promise of things to come again..... nearly there! YAM xx

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  10. joehMarch 14, 2015 at 12:23 PM

    Those ski mountains can probably stay open much longer, but when the snow starts to melt elsewhere, the skiers just stay away. What a great part time winter job though.

    Plenty of work awaits when the rain stops.

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  11. LindaMarch 14, 2015 at 1:11 PM

    Lovely photos, Joanne!

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  12. Janie JunebugMarch 14, 2015 at 1:16 PM

    I love the garden art. I don't know the difference between woodpeckers.

    Love,
    Janie

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  13. Elephant's ChildMarch 14, 2015 at 2:06 PM

    Loving your garden views. And would love to see some of that rain.
    Yup on the seed husk front. They are not tidy eaters. At all.

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  14. MollyMarch 14, 2015 at 2:09 PM

    Just when you could have had a well deserved lie-in - up at 7am and they close the ski lift. love Laura's garden art.

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  15. PaulaMarch 14, 2015 at 3:01 PM

    Good thing you checked the web site before you left.....yes, I have a lot of clean up waiting for me too! Ugh

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  16. AnonymousMarch 14, 2015 at 3:09 PM

    Laura's garden art is cool.

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  17. The CrankyMarch 14, 2015 at 3:36 PM

    And now Mud season commences...

    I'll take it over snow and cold any day!

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  18. Emma SpringfieldMarch 14, 2015 at 3:46 PM

    This was a fun pictorial view of your world. Lovely.

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  19. rochefleuriegardenMarch 14, 2015 at 4:39 PM

    We are also having a bit of a drizzle. I would prefer a good soaking to get rid of as much snow as possible.

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  20. MerlesworldMarch 14, 2015 at 6:53 PM

    We have mist and a rainy day happening at the moment but two hours ago it was sunny and warm, quick change but not for the better.
    Merle...............

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  21. MariaMarch 14, 2015 at 7:39 PM

    I'm nervous about this early Spring. Life on the prairie is tricky. I've seen the temps rise to 80 degrees and then in a week's time...a snowstorm. But, I am hopeful. And I ADORE that photo of the green shoot peaking out. My tulips are almost up, too.

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  22. Starting Over, Accepting Changes - MaybeMarch 14, 2015 at 9:45 PM

    Pea soup outside is OK if I am inside. Fog means there is warm air around. I can't wait till it takes over, the warmth, not the fog.

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  23. ellen abbottMarch 14, 2015 at 10:46 PM

    Rain, not snow. That has to be encouraging.

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  24. RiverMarch 15, 2015 at 4:02 AM

    The photos are lovely. I like the big pink hollyhocks in the last picture, mine didn't flower, I planted them too late from seeds I collected on my way around the neighbourhood.
    God to see the fog instead of more snow, things must be warming up your way.

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  25. BrittaMarch 15, 2015 at 8:20 AM

    Dear Joanne, "so much to clean up!" - I follow you there: the birds on my balcony have made an incredible mess (I suspect they choose first the best, then the second best... and then they have to go down from the table with the bird feeder to pick up the rest, haha). Your weather looks more bleak than ours - here the forsythia starts to flower, reluctantly though.

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  26. Bill LislemanMarch 15, 2015 at 12:40 PM

    Always good when the fog is on the outside and not the inside.

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  27. jenny_oMarch 15, 2015 at 1:03 PM

    Your snow is melting while ours is piling up (another blizzard today). Ah well, I know that summer does eventually come, and I'd rather the cold than the heat ... so I'll stop whining now :)

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  28. Susan KaneMarch 16, 2015 at 10:14 PM

    Hope arises...go, daffodils!

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  29. Susan KaneMarch 16, 2015 at 10:15 PM

    Hope arises...go, daffodils!

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