Spring continues

The pond is full of fish and I rescued a turtle from the dogs!

Can't win them all.

March 20, 2012

Ah well, we are all optimists and this early spring (of course it will last) just reinforces my high hopes. Last night, I slept with my four windows wide open and was wakened early by coyotes yipping as they moved through the woods. Today on my morning walk, two bunnies, still in their white winter coats, sat motionless on the cedar rail watching me puffing along. A cheery cardinal repeatedly answered my call and a Canada goose glided over head and settled in the field of a neighbour. The warmth of the sun felt wonderful on my old bones. It is so good to be walking briskly after a hiatus of seven months as I healed from that nasty fall.

As I turned into our driveway a glimpse of purple drew my attention and there were two brave little dwarf iris blooming away. So you see, I had every reason to be optimistic so when I opened my emails and saw that Amazon had posted the next round of their Breakthrough competition, I crossed my fingers and checked for my name. Ah well, it’s still a glorious day. Gonna grab my camera and catch the iris.