Spring Back To Winter
Monday, April 6, 2009 at 09:41PM Last year, April 2008, the Mayor’s yard looked like this:
Spring is an elusive thing which cannot be grasped when you live in the water wonderland of the midwest. It’s often very late arriving and then it’s very short lived. It seems like we can be snow shoveling one day in the blink of an eye it’s time to turn the air conditioning on.
This year the economy is keeping us all out of the shopping mall. It’s just as well, we can avoid the sight of the temptingly luscious spring clothing that always look so appealing after 6 months of sweaters and fleeces. More often than not Easter morning arrives and if you listen closely you’ll hear the sound of little girls all over
metro Detroit pitching fits and crying because their mamas are trying to convince their little angels that they need to wear something warmer. The customary egg hunts
are held whether there is snow on the ground or not.
Today, April 6, 2009 we woke up to this:
Did I mention that today is the first day of our “spring” break (formerly known as Easter vacation)? Oh yeah, not only do I get to freeze my patootie off shoveling snow but I get to do it with a house full of girls who will undoubtably be whining and moaning about how we are not vacationing somewhere warm again this year.
I’m going to go and find my happy place now.
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Reader Comments (6)
What gorgeous pictures of snow!
We just don't get that white stuff here, you see. We had about 10 flakes one day in December, and that was a rare treat. My boys were outside in t-shirts trying to catch a few.
I'm not gloating. Really.
In a few months, we'll be roasting, and you can laugh at me.
Hey Mayor!
You are so right on about this snow! ENOUGH ALL READY!!!
Can't wait until we are greeen and in bloom again! Your pictures were beautiful!
Good to see you on Sunday but next time let's do Mexican WITH margaritas!
=)
Love,
Kathy
Back in the midwest after a 3 year hiatus and the verdict is out - Winter - I'm so over it.
Wow. In like a lion, out like a polar bear, eh? We were supposed to have a freeze last night so I pulled in all the plants and covered the other ones . . . but it was a false alarm. I love those chairs on the flagstone . . . your patio? Can I come over?
the Mother- I don't like roasting but I'd love to be at least simmering by now.
Kathy- what does it say about me that I'd rather have a superb margarita even with mediocre food.
Lawyer Mom- There's something about the look of an adirondack chair that's so comfortably classic. Yes, come on up we'll BBQ on the patio and Mr M can ride my dog.
Princess #1- I'm done with winter too, what are we going to do about that?
ooooh yikes! Arizona was 90 degrees - sorry. My sister lives in Maine and almost every year their easter egg hunt is brightly colored eggs perched on snowdrifts.