Spring

I love Spring no matter my location. I love the birds, the flowers, the green grass. It is always new to me, always fresh. I have always been a glass half full kind of gal. Maybe that is why this is such a wonderful time of the year. If I am alive, then it is good...

This year is no different. I will admit I am tired of the snow. We did get a very light dusting of snow last night. It made me think of my mom using a sifter to put powdered sugar on top of cakes. That is the kind of snow we got last night. It rained most of the night and at some point it changed to snow. I love the sound of the rain hitting the tin roof. It is amazingly soothing. I sleep so well with that sound. No need for sleep candy with the ping ping ping of the rain.

Olive and I went to bed with a very new sound last night. The very lazy creek outside my bedroom window has decided to wake up! It is pushing the sides of the banks with it's arms as it stretches from a very long winter - dancing it's way to the Blue Mesa and all it's other friends. Don't you know all the other streams and creeks and rivers have such fun stories to tell when they get together? Like the pioneers of old, finally getting to town after a very long and hard snow-pack, ready to kick up their heels, recharge their emotional batteries!

Of course, I went searching for a strong flashlight to make sure that we did not need to scurry away to higher ground. The research that I have done on this wonderful old cabin has told me it has never flooded in it's many years and I, of course, always say that as I knock on wood!

shed

The Shed....I have been a shed worker all week. I am very thankful that today is Wednesday. Every muscle is aching, every joint is creaking. I finished the inside of the chicken coop. It will not win any awards for it's charm - but is is done. I have give the guys this last week to finish - I am broke and I am tired of the friends around the house. I do love these guys. They are like family to me. But all good things must come to and end - and the end has come!

I am hoping today will have the outside complete. It has been a very long time coming. We continue to find problems from the original guy that started this project. I thought I was a good and savvy construction person. This has shaken that confidence to its very existence. It has been an extremely costly mistake and trust broken.

Olive and I must head out and start on the work for us for today. You guys have a great day!

Morning

I love mornings. I don't know if it is the sheer newness of the day, the chance to make the day better than the last, or just promises...but I just love morning. Today is no different. The air is warm, which is a new thing. Olive and I lingered in bed, looking out the window at the trees and birds. I have a couple of geese that fly by every morning talking as they fly. Today there was only one that flew to the pond behind my home, quacking loudly as he went, and then back. I don't know if he was looking for help or if he had found food. He was definitely looking for support!

The little creek behind me (Clark Creek) (appropriate since Kay was my very best friend forever) is beginning to get more and more water in it every day. I love the sound of it dancing over the rocks. It is incredibly soothing to hear. I love the gentleness of it passing by.

My world wakes up early everyday. There is some critter moving at all times. Olive loves to stick her nose in the air and sniff. She is always unsure what is out there - but she definitely knows there is something there. This morning is no different. When the door is open for her to step out the first time in the mornings, her nose is up and moving. She checks her world very closely, sniffing as she goes. Today there was nothing to bark about. Quiet is the name of the game!

Have a great day!