Signs of Spring... Big Horn Sheep And Loads of Blossoms

Hello. 

What a beautiful week it has been here in our mountains.

Spring has arrived and is in full swing!

 I have been 

doing so much cleaning up and watering. 

I have some transplanting, mulching and cutting back to do.

 It's been a joy to be out again.

The birds are building nests to welcome their 

new arrivals and our trees are leafing out.

The weather has been

perfect for spring picnics and it's time to start planting

and planning those special projects!

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I wanted to share some photos of some 

big horn sheep that I saw recently. 

Game and Fish re-located them to our 

area a couple of years ago.

They are pretty elusive so it's 

exciting when we get to see them!

They jump over these fences very easily.

Below are some photos of our Apricot tree and our 

Cherry tree in bloom. It's not unusual 

for us to get late snows or 

freezes here at 7500 feet. 

And the rest of spring takes it 

good time in showing up 

so these blossoms are treasured

when they make their appearance.

If we had no winter, spring would not be so pleasant. 

Anne Bradstreet

In my previous post, I mentioned

that I would tell a little more about 

the wind that we experience here. 

It's been a bit breezy here and there 

but not like 2 weeks ago when our 

little airport registered 75 MPH winds.

And that's normal. It gets worse too.

If you've ever watched Jeopardy, 

you might hear of Springerville.

We are famous! Haha. 

We have been listed as one of the windiest

(is that a word???) spots in the US.

I guess we all have to be known for something :(

During those heavy winds, we lost a large branch,

our basketball hoop blew over, we lost half of our chicken coop roof and our trampoline was lifted and went airborne across the yard, only to be stopped by our cherry tree! 

YIKES...

Our house creaks and moans with the wind.

I'm just very thankful that there was no serious damage.

The trampoline frame was damaged a little but Jeff 

was able to order the part and replace it

without too much trouble. 

He's so handy and good at taking care of

things around the house!

Somebody wants to see outside! 

I take him out occasionally 

to eat dandelion greens and binder weed.

He also likes fresh basil, lettuce, carrots and kale.

Yellow bell peppers and cilantro are his favorites.

And you REALLY don't want to know what else he eats ;)

And yes... it's that time of year again 

when Brutus poses as the garden cat.

I'm so happy to be blogging again and to be back in touch

with my old friends and making new ones.

I have some small projects that

I've been working on.  There are some cards that I've made that

I'll be sharing and some items that I've decorated instead of throwing them away.

Have a lovely Mother's Day weekend!

Do you have special plans?

We are spending it with some of our kids and grandkids.

Since life is so busy for our young moms, we are having

an ice cream bar complete with all of our favorite toppings.

For dinner, we will have appetizers and

popcorn and we'll be watching American Idol.

Our daughters also love music and they've gotten us into

watching it! It's something fun and a little more relaxing for

a restful Sunday evening.

Do you watch American Idol?

Who are you voting for?

My favorites are 

Maddie, Michael, Gabby, Catie and Caleb.

But they all have a lot of talent!

We'll see :)

Thank you for your visit. 

Hugs and Blessings to you!

Tamara

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