Where’s Spring!

Friday, February 15, 2019

No end in sight to a deep freeze that keeps dropping alternating bits of snow, sleet, rain, and yes, occasionally makes way for a little sunshine. Of course, my practically brand new snowblower won’t start and the repair guy must order a part that broke and then return to install it.

Outside, it’s beautiful and I’m fascinated by how a snow atmosphere changes natural lighting. Yesterday, over to the west, heavy clouds, some dark and some light, all arranged in unusual weird patterns, shrouded the Cascade Mountains. This morning, over those mountains, I see a setting clear and bright three-quarters moon, slightly lopsided. It invites hugs.

Today is supposed to be a little warmer and with morning snow showers. If there’s a calm inviting period, Peaches and I will take a walk with a camera and be on the lookout for photo ops. I want to capture even a slight hint of spring which officially arrives in just a few days, and maybe we’ll find leftovers from our usually warm local weather from several weeks ago that lasted for days.

Another thing on my mind is where to establish a new bee habitat. I have a prebuilt unit that needs to set high and with an overhanging shelter. This beehouse was designed, not for honey-producing bees, but for pollinating bees, and hopefully, won’t attract wasps. My place has no adequate sheltering overhang unless the beehouse is attached to my own house. I’ll check into the University of YouTube and search for an easy way to create an adequate overhang for a beehouse attached to a tree.

Ideally, a beehouse is located in a garden, for bees need nearby mud in order to seal and protect their house entrances. That’s something else I’m thinking about, starting a garden! Now, stores are displaying bulbs and seeds, and sighting green, even in a photo, makes one stop and fantasize.

Soon, Peaches and I go and visit re-opened, well-stocked greenhouses.

Spring, get here!

Dear Readers, have a lovely day, be watching for signs of spring. Diana