Global Warming???

I just read an article titled "Global warming hastens arrival of springtime," (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23709253/ ). The author, Seth Borenstein, cites some signs of Spring that are happening months ahead of time. For example, a butterfly that typically emerges in April/May has been spotted recently "fluttering" in California. He mentions that various trees are budding much earlier than usual. This reminds me of a situation that happened last year. Steve and I noticed that the Wisteria was loaded with blooms in early Spring. I never thought anything of the timing though. I just couldn’t wait to see the pergola covered in beautiful orchid tendrils. A week or two later we had a heavy frost….that was the end of all those buds. The Wisteria bloomed later…but it wasn’t the spectacle we originally anticipated.

With the calendar announcing Spring approaching, in less than 24 hours, I wonder how the plants and creatures will fare. On my morning walkabout, I noticed a sure sign of Spring, but now I worry that it’s way too early for the Bullfrogs to emerge. I didn’t have my camera with me at the time, so no photo today of the very healthy looking frog. However, I thought my nature loving friends would like to hear the sound of the backyard babbling pond. Steve just jump started the filters yesterday. The fish are quite active now that the water is moving.

For the Birds

What a beautiful weekend. I feel terrible that I am inside, but I wanted to post a clip of the birdhouses that Steve built and he and I painted. I just love his bird condo. Six families can enjoy this "old barn" facade.

The next short video is of the single family homes that I painted. Once I know what I'm doing with the airbrush, I'd like to sell them to support my craft habit.

Till next time....

It's a Sign

I'm not much of a housekeeper so I'm taking this as a sign from Alyssa and Jillian that I should hold off vacuuming for a while. I mean really...look how uncomfortable Alyssa seems. Her body language just screams, "take a break...go have some fun...take us outside and fill your pockets with biscuits!"
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