Melting

It’s been warm the last couple of days and it will be even warmer today and tomorrow.

Proof:

For the first time since early December, we have almost no snow on the ground. It’s hard to believe! Even the huge piles of snow left from shoveling and plowing are almost gone. There was so much snow that it seemed as if it would never melt. Could  never melt. Today and tomorrow ought to finish it off.

We don’t kid ourselves, there are a couple of days coming next week where the high reaches only 30 degrees. But we can put up with that, knowing that spring is on the way.

The back forty takes a bit longer, as it’s a higher elevation. But I’m sure the snow will be gone by today.

I’ve been reading Practical Magic  and loving it. The next book in the lineup is There are Rivers in the Sky  by Elif Shafak, which I’m hoping will be as beautiful as the description indicates. I’m crocheting and the afghan is slowly getting bigger. I’m not even letting myself dream of gardening yet. That won’t happen for a while. But I am wondering if our local nursery has reopened yet. I know it will open sometime this month.

I’m thinking of starting my morning glory seeds inside so they start growing earlier than usual. I would then transplant them around the end of April. If that doesn’t work and they still don’t bloom until October, I’ll officially give up.

Stay safe.

Happy Monday.