Well, I've been neglecting this for a year - there were too many things going on but nothing much to write about. This winter was exhausting - lots of snow that didn't want to go, but now it's gone and the world starts to become green again. (See below. I haven't seen the squirrels yet, though.)

...and it was about time! Just the day before yesterday we had the last showers of snow, but they don't whiten the ground anymore. Those are just April showers. Winter has gone, finally!
This year our plants are behind their usual schedule, but they are steadily growing and becoming greener. Birds are busily flying about and giving concerts. Recently I saw four squirrels chasing each other up a tall tree and last night in the headlights of my car I saw the first wild rabbit this year. (Click on the thumbnail photo below to see the view from my window on April 20th, 2004.)



Here's a card that I find delightful. The words say:

Instructions for enjoying yourself:
A sunny spot,
Four paws outstretched
And silently purring away.