When It Rains.......

I must admit, I am very happy to see that winter has finally come to a close, it was a very dreary winter. This spring has been a wild one. We had a long stretch of rain in early May. I know the saying about April showers and May flowers, but in APril, it was still snowing. Where I live, it is more traditional to expect our rain falling down in May. Still, after what seemed like an endless rain storm, we finally had some great days. Prior to the long stretch of soggy weather, we did have one really great day. The rest, however was pretty bleak. Over the weekend, I was able to enjoy the sun and do some yard clean-up. I have vegetable plants started and in a few weeks, I will mark out where I want my vegetable patch to be and I'll get that tilled for planting. So far, I've been cleaning the yard and getting flowering plants ( roses, lupines, peony) into the ground. I must admit, the yard work is very exhausting and it takes me twice as long as the average person to do and it runs me down much faster, too. My kitty, likes to watch me work outside. However, I think he prefers to have me inside.

When have a nice flowering bush by our back entrance. We needed to prune it and groom it a bit, but it really is lovely.

I haven't noticed any perfume wafting from this, like you would from a lilac or an apple tree, but it's pleasing to the eye.

The other morning, I was having my morning latte and I happened to look out my kitchen window and was delighted to see a hummingbird hovering around the blossoms. I was so excited, that later in the day, I set up my hummingbird feeder. I see and hear many birds in my yard, particularly the chickadee. It is nice to listen to all of the birds in the morning.

Lately, I've been trying to work on other projects during the gloomy days. I have a new quilt project that I am hoping to finish over the summer months. I like to sew patches while I watch shows on Netflix. Last week, I watched the new CBC series Anne With An E. If you can watch it without comparing it the the Kevin Sullivan production, you might be able to really like it. While it does deviate from the books, it still is a good adaptation. At the end of the week, last week, I accidentally closed my fingers in the garage door. It was very painful and it makes it difficult to type. I've broken fingers before, so the pain is something that you get used to. The fingers don't hurt so much now, as long as I pay attention to what I"m doing and I don't hit them on anything. Sometimes, tapping the keyboard stings a bit. So, I won't make this too long. I will post more when my hands feel better and I have better sensation in the tips of my fingers. I'm sure you're wondering how a person manages to close their fingers in a garage door, well it takes a clumsy and distracted person to accomplish something like that. I am that kind of person. I'll end this by saying that it was just that kind of week. More on that in another post. Until then~Toodahloo!