Snow Covers The Land In April

Well, I thought that was the last big snow of the season.  Goes to show that nature is in control, and always surprises us with any unexpected weather conditions that are coming our way.  Tuesday morning, it was the biggest snow we've had since I moved here.  Came out of nowhere.  I looked out my window, and saw two feet of snow!

Remember my neighbor's bush?

Then

After

Those poor Quail.  They are ground birds, and they were struggling walking through it all.

A tree limb even fell to the ground in my front yard.  Haven't hauled it away yet.  The birds seem to like it and take shelter in it.

The white fence leading to the front of my house is buried.

While I'm out there shoveling away, my neighbor has a fancy schmancy snow blower haha.

But while it's cold outside, I'm trying to stay warm inside.  My son brought me some Sillycow Farms hot chocolate, which is really tasty.  It's from Vermont, and oh, how I want to visit Vermont someday.

My brother-in-law called last week, and said he was coming into town.  We went to a Mexican Restaurant, then headed to the grocery store to get a few things.  I didn't know if it would snow again, so I wanted to buy a few groceries and stock up.  It was so strange, but as we were leaving the Mexican restaurant, a song came on that reminded me of my other brother-in-law, who died when he was only 30.  I asked the waitress what the name of the song was, cause I hadn't heard it in a long time, and she was so helpful and graciously told me.  It was like he was there with us at that moment.

Then, when I got home, the shoveling began.  My brother-in-law wanted to help me, cause my car was buried.  So, we were out there for awhile, just talking and laughing, and actually having fun shoveling snow in my driveway.

For those of you who are not enamored with the snow like I am, here are a few cheerful pictures to share with you.

A Friday meal during Lent, tuna sandwich with tomato on Italian bread, and homemade potato salad.  Very good.

I bought a new blouse for my trip.  I loved the flare sleeves on it.  Looks a bit Bohemian, which I like.

 I watched a movie on Netflix, and I thought it was a cute film.  I've always liked Reese Witherspoon.

The last few years, I've given away so many things, but this particular figurine I have never been able to part with, as it's been in my house since my children were small.

I wanted to show you what my surroundings are up here, the quiet woods when nature sprinkles a generous amount of snow and covers the land.  It really is quite pretty.

The sun and the rain has melted the snow little by little, but there's still so much left.  So for now, I will wait for Spring.

*our state flower

~Sheri