Spring.Postcards from our garden.

There is some relieve and joy and happiness that spring is finally here.It is still cooler than it is supposed to be at this time of the year but the flowers are blooming,the birds are chirping and the sunshine shows up once in a while.Our Guinea pigs had their first play date outside.It was fun to watch them hopping and running around the pen.As you can see we have a new Guinea pig.His name is Pip/My daughter got him as a present from a friend.He is very cute and likes to be petted.What he does not like is to be picked up.He gets very nervous when he is in the air and starts squealing just like a pig.I am going to post more pictures of Pip in the next posts for sure.All the pictures in this post but the second one were taken by my daughter.She is getting really good at that!

Spring is finally here!!!

This year spring was very very very late.It is the beginning of May and the trees are still bare.Small green-reddish buds have just started to show up.Almost the whole month of April was cold,cloudy,rainy and depressing.But let's hope the bad weather is over with and the Spring is here for good.
Yesterday was one of those days full of sunshine,fluffy white clouds,blue skies,hope and joy.It was on the windy side but it did not stop us from enjoying it.My daughter,a friend of hers and I went on a hike to the bluff.We had a picnic in the park at the top.The kids had a lot of fun jumping and climbing,tree hugging and nature watching,playing in the puddles and taking pictures.

Here comes the Sun!

The long and extremely cold winter is over.The spring however is so timid this year and has hard time making  up her mind.Just like a shy maid who does not know if she should stay or should go.It is April already but guess what?We had a winter storm yesterday.It snowed the whole day yesterday,piled up a couple of inches. Thank god it is all gone today and the sun is shining.Please,Spring,stay!!!And let the Sun shine!!!!!
These pictures  are from two weeks ago when my daughter and I took our first spring walk.

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Some random pictures from the last weekend. The gardens are finally blooming. I can't get enough of taking pictures of the flowers and the trees blooming in our garden. Even the yellow dandelion makes my heart flip over. In the second picture in the background you can see my thriving pumpkin plants waiting to be planted outside. I am just waiting for the right moment. It is still kind of cold during the night. In the third and forth pictures you can recognize Barnes and Noble where we stopped to look at the book and buy some magazines. I love this book store. If I had more time I could spend a whole day there.

Spring...finally!

The lost spring finally found us.It was so warm and spring like yesterday.The day was full of outdoor fun and a lot of first time things happened.For the first time we went on a long bike ride,eight miles.It was Hurby's first time outdoors for this year and Scruffy's first time out in his entire life.He was a little bit scared at the beginning but then he loved it and was hopping around the pen from joy.Yesterday I spotted the first miniature irises in our garden.Pretty!

Winter Wonderland

Winter Wonderland in April???Yea , on April 12!I think the spring got lost in Antarctica.I am tired waiting for it,this year.The warm weather comes to tease us for a couple days and then the polar bears come down from Canada again bringing snow and ice.Well,what can we do?The last four pictures are from a week ago.My kid and I took a nice walk enjoying the warm weather taking tons of pictures and having lots of fun.The puddle is heart shaped!Can you see that?And the purple crocuses bloom in our garden.Their color is sooo beautiful!Can you spot the little birdie  in the first picture?

I spy with my little eye...

My little eye spied a lot of sights that warmed my heart this morning.Sights of SPRING !!!The reflection of the sun in the puddles of melting snow,the stray cat sunbathing on the roof of our old garage,the first robin,the friendly cow looking at us with curiosity and the bright red cardinal singing loudly his spring songs.My daughter was again the lucky duck who first spotted a robin this spring.
I am glad that the spring is finally coming.With this long and cold winter I started getting depressed.