Lets Jump Together

I had been checking the snow pile under the clotheslines for the past couple of weeks now.
And each time, it was just a tad too high to hang out the clothes.
Well, today was the day.
It was only about ten inches high - that left plenty of room to hang - especially if the long ones [...]

I really could not believe what I was seeing.
I had never seen them here this early before.
The swamp that they usually stand in beside the highway still had ice on it and the snow was still all around the edges too.
There were just a couple of open spots of water.
But that Great Blue Heron was [...]

We never thought it would arrive, but the melting has begun in our corner of the world.
Still buried under at least three feet of ice pack, but the last couple of days have been in the high thirties.
And Tuesday they are saying we should reach into the 40 degree territory.
Bring it on, I say!
Dreaming of [...]

They have been back for a couple of weeks now.
The Eagles have arrived in Maine.
Visit the EagleCam at the Biodiversity Research Institute to view either 15 minute interval images, or click the “watch live” link to view the cam in real time.
Not only is there an Eagle Cam, but there is also a cam [...]

Wishing all my readers a Happy Easter or Passover or Spring or just a plain ole Good Day!
The holiday is early this year, as are these little spring flowers which are always a joy to see.
They are wild flowers - the purple ones are violets.
Not sure what the white ones are - I have always [...]

The first day of Spring or the Vernal Equinox arrived today at 5:32 pm.
And it arrived in a glorious manner here in New England with record high temperatures for the 4th day in a row.
The daffodils are up quite a ways in the garden, as are the tulips.
Good thing they are hardy plants though, because [...]

We could never learn to be brave and patient, if there were only joy in the world.
-by Helen Keller

In order to complete the total feeling of being human on this planet, we need all the emotions - even the ones that don’t always make us happy.
It makes us really appreciate those happy ones when [...]