A rose is a rose is a rose

Little Critter

I was shocked to see it snowing when I woke up yesterday morning. Then I was shocked to be shocked, since it's March in Maine after all. We had just had such beautiful spring weather, and my crocuses and tulips are coming up, and my little friends are easier to spot on our stone wall:

Happy St. Patrick's Day

Top o' the mornin' to ya.

The other day when I was outside I looked over at my lilac bushes and said to myself, "Are those BUDS?"

Yup! Spring is springing early around here. As in, weeks earlier than usual.

Cool Beans

When I saw this bag of beans in the grocery store, my first thought was not "I'm going to make a delicious soup." It was more "Ooh, I want to take macro photos of these. I love the colors. They would go so well in my kitchen. Wow, those speckled beans look like cappuccino-flavored Jelly Bellys. I love Jelly Bellys. Especially pear. And margarita. I love margaritas too. Maybe we can go out for Mexican and margaritas tonight....."

Anyway, here's one of the photos.

And I actually am trying to make a delicious soup. It's on the stove right now. The beans are taking for-freakin-ever. The soup is tasty, yet still crunchy. We should be able to eat it by....Saturday. Now I remember why I use canned beans.

Celebration

I finished my taxes, and Baxter celebrated with me:
Not really, he just likes to roll around in the snow.