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Spring Lambs

Mary Ann volunteered to help me with my canine agility jumps yesterday and in the morning she sent me an email that said “We have brand new baby lambs!” Oh my gosh, how sweet is that? The twin boys were born yesterday morning just hours before I arrived! And they were already walking around and sniffing things and getting to know each other and their mother. One has longer wavy hair and the other tightly curled hair with brown legs and brown spots. Really, they are just so cute! Who doesn’t love baby animals? And yesterday was a gorgeous bluebird day for a birthday celebration. Mary Ann said by today they will be bouncing around. I can picture them bouncing in today’s first day of Spring snowfall!

 

 

 

Hello world!

 

 

Who are you?

 

He looks thoughtful

 

Everything is a new experience

 

 

 Still needs a little bit of cleaning

 

 

 

 

Oh look – a blue bucket. What’s a blue bucket?

 

 And orange twine

 

 

Ahhhh, shucks.

 

After the Snow Fell

Yesterday, St Patricks Day, another four inches of snow fell! Much as I love winter and snow, I am ready for Spring. The weather gurus say this wet weather pattern will continue into next month although with maybe more rain and less snow. And after that, more typical spring weather, whatever that means.

As always, the fresh new snow was beautiful and now it’s melted and there is mud in the cleared areas.

 

 

 

 

 

Mt Robinson appeared as the clouds began to part

 

 

Rose Hips

 

Lichens

 

 

Likin’ these lichens.

 

 

Today the driveway is mud again

 

 

 

 

 

Says Phoebe singing from the highest peak of the roof

 

Across the valley

Spring Skiing

MVSTA said that today is probably the last day of grooming at Big Valley this season. Only one thing to do. Luna and I headed up valley to take advantage of the day.

 

The Methow River

 

Reflected trees

 

Love those curls. Next week, Luna gets a hair cut.

 

 

I discovered that the snow in the field was still firm enough for skiing so off we went. It was great – nearly effortless skate skiing.

 

Another Morning with New Snow

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I keep imagining that one day I will see green when I wake up.

Patterns

After the storm yesterday, this morning is glorious with sunshine and the promise of spring. I took my macro lens out for the morning walk and in retrospect I should have also taken a tripod and waterproof pants (for kneeling in snow and ice and puddles). There were patterns everywhere I looked. In the pine bark. Pine needles. In the ice and snow. In the frozen puddles. In the branches, leaves and unearthed roots. So much to see. After yesterday’s long struggle with SEO and finally coming to the conclusion that it’s a battle I am destined to lose, it was a relief to do what I really enjoy – make images of the patterns of everyday life – My Everyday Photos.

 

Lichen

Dried grasses

 

Serviceberry leaf

 

Dry grass

 

Bitterbrush bursting into bud

 

Another serviceberry leaf

 

Pine bark scarred by what? Maybe a deer rubbing its antlers

 

Buds from the ponderosa pines

 

 

Even our ice-covered driveway has a nice pattern

 

Pine needles embedded in the ice

 

Tiny icebergs

 

A plant unearthed by the snow plow last night

 

Tiny green shoots of grass

 

Interesting miniature ice sculpture

 

Now this is a puddle

 

 

An ice amoeba?

 

 

Tiny fracture lines in the ice