A Nice Surprise Cheers Up the Day

Was out for a walk checking out the yard when I found this lovely surprise. I started these last year from seed and was happy to see they survived the winter. It was a joy to see this splash of color!

I found the evidence....

...did you?.....

pussy willow sightings!

...on the...

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First Day of Spring - Mar 20, 2010

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......It is really here!!!.....

When you don't know....

what to think............think on these things....

".........whatsoever things are true,

whatsoever things are honest,

whatsoever things are just,

whatsoever things are pure,

whatsoever things are lovely,

whatsoever things are of good report;

if there be any virtue, and it there be any praise, think on these things."

............Philippians 4: 8 KJV

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(maybe it also works for when you don't know what to write!?)

A Day without color....

...is like a day without hope."
~Betty
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I thought back to the white days.
The ground was white. The trees were white. The sky was white. The air was white. It was all white.

I thought I should like white. For white is clean, white represents purity. It was white after all that dressed the trees and made them look quite extraordinary on all those frosty days.

However I couldn’t get excited about white. It was more like it says in

Daniel 5:27….
“….thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting.”

Then the next morning as I was looking out the window I saw the pink of the sunrise above the trees.

There was color. It was pink, and it was beautiful.

Then I watched as the warmth of the sun creep in. The blanket with a hint of yellow slowly swept its warmth first along the ground then up the trees and then up to the sky.

Now that was a refreshing sight!

Just as the sun colored up the world, the warmth of the sun unthawed my heart. It was like hope crept back into my weary soul.

Now that is why I thought we like those nice sun shiny days….we need the color. Color brightens up our life and our world.

Early Spring?

Well if you were hoping for an early spring in Alberta...........Balzac Billy is on your side! You can even check it out on his website http://www.balzacbilly.com/

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Hooray!!

(Good news from a furry forcaster)

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Wiarton Willie and Shubenacadie Sam's fans have a different forcast.

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(although if you look at the calender - 6 weeks takes you to Mar 15

....can you imagine Spring before Mar 15????)

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Happy Groundhog's Day!

Happy 1st Blog Anniversary

Happy Happy Happy Happy Blog "1st" anniversary! Happy Happy Happy

It has been one year since my first post, on Feb 1st, 2009.

Thank you to all who took time to check out my blog posts and leaving your comments. It is always exciting to see who comes by to visit.

This blog was a new venture for me last year and I wasn't sure where it would take me. It was interesting to see how ideas come to mind for posts.

As for this year I still plan to stay..... "hopefully minded".

Sometimes you have to admit..

this Winter Wonderland...

.........is very very beautiful!!