Rain

A rainy morning here and it promises to be that way for most of the day. That will delay the gardening for a nicer day.

I went out just as it was getting light to take the above picture of some blossoms with raindrops clinging to them. As as started back in the house I took the below picture of four jealous eyes, Ellie on the left and Scott on the right. Ellie was scheduled for a long walk this morning, but it is raining heavily so she will have to wait until this afternoon. The"spring shearing" for both was scheduled for the patio this afternoon, but the rain may interrupt that as well.

Spring

An Ohio Spring is finally here and the first flowers are now out of the ground with their promises of good weather to come. Like a typical spring in this area those promises sometimes seem distant. They are predicting snow flurries for this weekend.

Bad weather likely means that the freezer will be emptied of all the braising material and something will get that treatment this weekend. I'm thinking a big pot of short ribs might be in the offing.

The dogs are busy chasing birds and squirrels. Scott made a near catch again yesterday on a tree rodent when it failed in its attempt to jump from a short tree to a larger tree. It landed on the ground but still managed to get to the trunk and safety before the jaws of death clamped on his tail. He also got involved in a soccer game with some teenagers in the neighborhood and they are thinking of making him a goalie. He had a great time chasing the ball, and given any warning at all it was hard to get the ball bye him.

Snow

With predictions for today that call for up to one foot of snow, I thought I would just post one picture to show where my mind is today.