Spring

     It rained yesterday probably because I fetilized my lawn Monday. Why didn't I check the weather forecast first? I am constanstantly looking at the forecast, why didn't I Monday? Because I got too excited about mowing and fertilizing the lawn! Anyway - hopefully it won't ALL be washed away. You're supposed to wait 24 hours before watering. It waited 20 hours on the back lawn and 15 hours on the front before it started raining. We'll see what happens.
     Spring is nothing if not unpredictable. It was a beautful day Monday and yesterday it rained all day. Not that I'm complaining - I'm not. I do really like the rain! And I really love spring!
     I lost my cell phone Monday evening. And now I'm sure it was taken. I've looked all over my house and yard and have called it approxtimatly 47 times and have not located it. This really bums me out.
    I had went out to lunch with a great friend yesterday. We got out kids a kids' meal at Wendy's and then we enjoyed Cafe Rio. It was so yummy! And fun too! We haven't been in a long time and it was just what I needed. Thanks so much "J".

We went for a ride up A.F. Canyon. It was so lush and green. It really was beautiful.

We drove by Tibble Fork Res. Sheesh! There was a lot of water in this little reservoir! And more to come, no doubt.

See that tree in the middle by that reddish brown vehicle? It was surrounded by water. You could see no island that it was on. The snow on the mountain seems so out of place. It will melt in the coming weeks, but usually, it's already melted. This is one indication of not only how cool we've been but also how much we got last winter/spring.

It's really hard to take a picture of fast moving water. But take my word for it, it was moving so fast it was nothing by white water rapids! No wonder 5 people in two weeks have died in these waters! There are flood warnings all over our state - and it's only just begun. Hold on to your lug nuts, it's only just begun. There's still alot of snow left. In fact, all of the campgrounds in the SLC area are still closed. Most of ours are open, but there's still some snow around.



You could see where it has splashed on the road. The dirt on the side of the road was wet.



Ever seen water coming right out of the mountain side? Me, either. This was so interesting to me. It is, obviously, snow melt. I don't know how I thought the melted snow, water, made it to the rivers, lakes and streams, but this didn't enter my mind.

This little brook was about 12" to 16" deep. IT was supposed to be in the river on the other side of the road, but apparently the snow melt didn't get the memo.

Then the kids fell asleep on the way home. Amen.

PS They are buckled in a weird tangled sort of way.

Dear Wind, Thank you so much for blowing out of control. You stirred up so many pollens and allergens that made my nose crazy. Thanks so much! Love ya!

Have you ever taken a picture of the wind blowing. Not exactly easy. But last evening the wind was blowing really hard. I hate the wind. Especially this time of year when the pollen count is so high. Thank goodness for meds! They make life bearable!

Blame It On The Rain...

Since we've had so much rain this spring I thought I'd post a list of pro's and con's. Feel free to add yours:

PRO'S
I don't have to water my garden or lawn
CON'S
I can weed my garden or mow my lawn or work in my yard and I have some really good ideas
PRO'S
The rain has kept the unbearable heat at bay which is nice when I'm working hard in my yard
CON'S
It isn't warming up and I can't work in my yard and I have some really good ideas!
PRO'S
I love to hear the rain on my roof
CON'S
I don't normally hear the rain on my roof
PRO'S
I like dark, cloudy days - not just overcast, dark!
CON'S
I wonder how long this would go on before I would need sun.
PRO'S
We have reached our "not going to have to worry about drought" level
CON'S
It's flooding in our state and in parts of the US
PRO'S
My kids get a ride home from school
CON'S
I have to go get my kids from school

All in all, I don't really mind the rain. But I know that it's bad for some. But bottom line, we cannot control it. Just deal with it.
Have a great Wednesday - in the rain!

Spring Showers..

This was Saturday morning about 2 AM.

Saturday morning about 8 AM

Poor little tulips. The snow is weighing them down.


This is what it looked like Saturday about 1 PM

A neighbor once said we - here where we live - shouldn't complain about any moisture. So I'll stop with this one complain - It's COLD!

I Love The Rainy Nights - or days....

This is what I woke up to yesterday...

Ignore the light pole I didn't photoshop out!

Again, ignore the anti-photoshoping - but I like the contrast of the Spring tree and the snowy mountains.

"Is that snow in them there hills??" "I believe it is."

Spring???

Where is Spring? Has anyone seen it?? I thought I saw it a couple of weeks ago, but now I'm not sure.

I don't think I'll be planting my tomato plants outside this Mother's Day. The news guy said that our average daily temp in Feb. is in the 40's. Today, the high was like 48. UNBELIEVABLE!!!

I keep vetoing the cold weather by wearing sandals and Capri's. But then I just end up cold. This weekend is supposed to be nice so maybe Spring is on the way. The thing is, it's so late in the year, we won't get spring. We'll go straight to summer and then have flooding because of the snow melting so fast. It's always something right???

So Nice

Hasn't our weather been the best lately. I know I may be the minority here, but I'd like a few more weeks of the weather we've had last week. For those who don't live here, it's rained almost every day for about a week. On the days it didn't rain, it was cloudy and cool. It's been great!