blame it on the rain

Minna Sisko

woke up to a drizzly, but warm, morning.  one of the days i wish i had a covered porch so i could sit out and listen to the sounds of a rainy day.
but with no covered porch, i just open the back door and press my face up against the screen window once in a while.  it'll do til i get the real deal.


generally after laying on the couch a while, watching old movies, i get the urge to do something creative.  i want to bake bread.  i want to paint a pretty picture.  i want to knit a scarf.  make something out of fancy paper.
maybe it's my way of creating something sunny out of such a dreary day.  or maybe it's just boredom.

either way.  i usually don't do it.  the rain makes me too lazy...

but maybe today will be different?

bundling up in bed

thank you Cup of Jo for posting this most awesome cartoon by Lizzy Stewart.  i am exactly the same way when i go to bed at night, right down to the pants tucked into super-thick socks ...

Hot Hot Heat

Is anyone else enjoying the pool as much as I am these days?!

icicles and footprints

The sun was out, the sky was blue, and the icicles couldn't have been better! Here are a few of my favorites:

The icicles are blurry for a reason... see the bird?

Took me a while to notice it, because I thought it was just a small spot on my computer screen, but just in the center of the full picture you can see an icicle water-droplet! Looking back, you can see one in the first picture posted as well (a few icicles to the left). Love it!!

Birdie footprints

Makers of the tracks

Snow Day

As I've just begun my new job in the greenhouse, my boss and I have been struggling to shift my schedule from the standard Monday through Friday to Thursday through Monday.  This weekend was no exception to our struggles!  The snow storm that blew through on Friday night and Saturday kept me from working this weekend, which means I'm back to the drawing board to work out a 40 hour week that includes weekends.  On the up side, I had plenty of time to enjoy the snow... and all that comes with it!

It was quite the blizzardy morning... this scene, outside the kitchen window, greeted me for breakfast.

I'm not sure what plant this is, but I thought it looked super-fun covered in snow!

View from the top..

By 2pm, the birdfeeders were empty!  I think we fed every bird in town!

But my favorite part was watching as the birds waited their turn on the neighboring Chinese Elm!

I saw a photo by Joe Leavenworth and had to try this out for myself!  Honestly, I like his better...

Yeah, yeah... they say snow is nature's best insulator... but I have to say it!  Poor daffodils!

I always thought our back-door doorbell had character.  And the snow totally proves is!

Haha, and my favorite pic of the day... "Give me hot cocoa!!!"