musings

Sunday, April 05, 2015

wishes for a happy Easter and a happy spring!

Never intending to be a doubting Thomas,

I often am when the old apricot tree blooms just before a winter storm warning is in the forecast!

Ah, but I was wrong! And while there was snow above 8,000 feet,

we experienced a soft rain for about 18 hours which was magnificent!

With daytime temps in the low 60's,

the red leaf peach has decided to join the apricot and fill my day with delight!

I really have no idea what the little tree below is.

(It's a sucker I thought might be a chokecherry, but it's not.)

It is in the most awkward place, receiving minimal sun ...

but it is so sweet and loves to bloom filling my heart with joy!

winter storm warning in effect until Friday at noon

as I see clouds moving out to reveal blue skies and sunshine!

When I spend time in the office the kitties are my constant companions,

and their favorite place to sit is on my printer.

Today I grabbed my camera!

Lady Gray,6 + years old

and Baby,1 + years old .

PS: I also love my new camera and camera lens!

Snow, sun, cold, warm ...

and the silly apricot tree thinks it's spring!

Love my native apricot tree, love the flavor of the little apricots, but it is a very messy, messy tree.

I'm not sure whether I'm happy or sad that I'll not have a bumper crop this year because it is sure to freeze again!

While I may no longer be enamored with Santa Fe, the community I was born and raised in,

I will always be in love with the terrain, the climate and in knowing it is truly God's country.

Yesterday morning I measured 8" of snow on my patio table, this morning there was none.

Once the snow falls, regardless of the temperatures, the sun shines, and the snow melts;

my trees are happy, my garden is happy and I'm happy!