It is just over 10C, which isn’t very warm for sitting on the back porch, but it is as warm as it is going to get today, so here I sit! And I am enjoying it. A pair of Cardinals are flitting around the yard, their nest in the tree beside the porch. They are… Continue reading Trees
Category: Journal
personal journal
Warm Snap!
The last few days the weather has been wonderful! Temperatures have risen above 15C every day, sometimes higher, and the sun has been shining brightly. The windows have been thrown open in the afternoons, to air out the house and enjoy the breezes. This all ends tomorrow, perhaps today, when the rain clouds roll in… Continue reading Warm Snap!
Rain Water and Snow
We are in for a cold snap, with nights as cold as -9C, and snow on the way. Only for a few days though, so not so bad really. The rain tank has collected about 800 litres of water over the last few days. Since that will freeze and possibly damage the tank, Attila is… Continue reading Rain Water and Snow
Green!
It has been days and days since the last of the snow melted away. Since then the view has been all greys and browns, and blacks. Until today, when suddenly, green has appeared. What a sight for sore eyes. It isn’t a tinge of green, it is a swath, a celebration, a cascade of green.… Continue reading Green!
Spring, the Official Version
They held on valiantly over the last week, being slowly released from their frozen state by the sun, to float away on the spring breezes. And so my vigil, watching the last small patches of snow melt, is over for 2021. Today is the first official day of spring! And just in time the cold… Continue reading Spring, the Official Version