Spring Fling

I've tried my hardest not to complain about the horrible winter in Idaho Falls - okay I admit to whining a little, but it wasn't nearly as much as I felt inside. Ben and I found a very therapuetic practice - while looking for my cell phone, we dug down the 5 foot piles of snow in the front by taking a big shovel full from the pile and flinging it into the street. Cars driving by would quickly smash and melt the clods of snow. Another practice that kept me entertained was to check the drain chain in the back. If it is warm enough, drops of water trickle down the chain and freeze before it gets to the bottom. If the temperature hit around 30, sometimes (if the wind didn't blow) the ice chains would break and form piles of ice at the bottom. I loved observing the process. (Double click on this photo, you can see the details better)

My other entertainment has been the windmill. I love watching it work furiously in the wind.

I gave up waiting for the snow to melt, since we still have a foot of snow and temperatures stubbornly hovering around 30 degrees; I was finally eligible to buy a new cell phone at a discount on Saturday, March 8 so I bought one. Today, Sunday, March 9 after 2-1/2 months of digging and searching I FOUND MY CELL PHONE, not in the big pile in the street but much closer to the house. And guess what??? IT STILL WORKS!! It was a bit dirty and wet, but not scratched. It cleaned up real pretty and started right up with it's display picture of Carson.

Another miracle, I had to take a picture I was so excited. I took a picture for proof.

I planted 50 daffodil bulbs last fall and several of in the front are starting to peek through the bark. SPRING IS COMING!