Rural Thursday - No Lawn Mower Required

Suddenly the landscape is green again. The temperature has been in the 70's and yesterday we receive a little rain.

During the night I actually heard thunder 

and saw flashes of lightning. 

The elk have returned to our homestead to graze.

Soon the wildflowers will show up.

Ahhh spring, when a young man's fancy turns to love and the elk mow the grass for us.

It doesn't get any better than this.

What's going on in your rural world?

Blessings,

Nancy

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Rural Thursday - First Week in April on the Homestead

The lilacs are budding, the lilacs are budding!

We got some moisture. (Answer to prayers.)

The snow melted and we discovered a big mound in our yard. Dennis thinks it could be a badger burrow. Last night I dreamed in Disney animation about a badger, a bunny, a bear and a skunk. They stood on a little knoll 
and talked to each other in Brooklyn accents.
I'm worried.

Here's hoping all your dreams are happy ones.

Nancy


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A Dickens of a March Day

It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade. --Charles Dickens

Mr. Dickens could have been writing about this day in our little village. Looking out the french doors this morning, the bright sunshine and clear, blue skies deceived me into thinking a walk to Starbucks to meet a good friend and fellow writer would be a good idea. I completely underestimated the March wind. Brrrrr.

The outdoor temperature may cry winter, but I do see signs of spring.  Little patches of green grass in the backyard confirm that warmer days are within our grasp. . .

and it won't be long before we see this. . .

and this. . .

and, of course, this. . .

What signs of spring are you seeing?

         "He who rules over men righteously, Who rules in the fear of God,
    Is as the light of the morning when the sun rises, A morning without clouds,
         When the tender grass springs out of the earth,"

2 Samuel 23:3-4

Nancy