Spring Blessings

 Spring has arrived!

 It's the time of year you can take a book and read anywhere.

Tomorrow is my favorite holiday. 

I love it for many reasons (including chocolate!), but this is the biggest one:

"While they were still talking about this, Jesus himself stood among them and said to them, 'Peace be with you.' They were startled and frightened, thinking they saw a ghost. He said to them, 'Why are you troubled, and why do doubts rise in your minds? Look at my hands and my feet. It is I myself! Touch me and see; a ghost does not have flesh and bones, as you see I have.' ... Then he opened their minds so they could understand the Scriptures. He told them, 'This is what is written: The Christ will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day, and repentance and forgiveness of sins will be preached in his name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.'" 

~ Luke 24: 36-39, 45-47

Have a wonderful Easter!

Hello, Spring?

I think spring is almost here.

Even though it snowed yesterday.

Even though I still crank the heater in my van up to 90.

Even though I'm still wearing my big coat and furry boots.

Even though the trees are still bare and the dirt is still brown.

I know spring is almost here because MY ALLERGIES ARE BACK.

I've got the sniffles and my arms have broken out in a rash. My eyes are itching and I wish there was a way to scratch the back of my throat. My body is telling me something my eyes can't see. And for once, I don't mind the allergies because winter is almost over! And I bet I'm more reliable than that darn groundhog.

How about you? Are you close to spring where you are, or does it still feel decades away? Or do you live in perpetual spring weather? (If you do, boy, am I jealous of you!)

By the way, on Thursday I'm planning to review the SNOWBOUND HEARTS anthology. Bloggy buddy Jen Daiker's romantic short story is in it!

Our Garden in Spring

This is the view from our back pingtai (enclosed balcony) window.

So Much for Spring

We woke up this morning to snow flurries. Sheesh!

Those radiators, cool to the touch, aren't so great to touch anymore. Now, I just keep hoping the government will have a heart and send a little bit more warm water trickling through the pipes.

Hauled out the winter coats from their vacuum bags. They were all so nicely laundered too.

Worst of all, my owls are missing. I noticed a few days ago that someone had moved one of the toppled over satellite dishes from one side of that roof to the other. I hope they didn't mess with my owls, because I haven't seen tail or feather of them for about five days. growl. Hopefully they just had a little scare and are lying low. I hope they didn't move their nest all together. I'm missing them already....

At least I got a picture of one of them (or at least his back). It's the best picture I've been able to get.

Spring

Radiators cool to the touch.

From my window, tree branches fuzzy green.
Up close, tiny, folded leaves.

Leave the window open.
More sunlight, more air, more blue.

Spring tickles my nose -- achoo!