May Snow Showers? The inside/outside contrast

 We’re having a good old fashioned spring snowstorm.
It’s oddly comforting because our weather has been anything but “normal” for so many years.

Covid 19 has also turned the world upside down so a snowstorm that turns my mind back to memories from years past is a good thing. It also helps that we can choose to wait for it to melt if we don’t feel like shoveling. I told DH he was tempting Mother Nature when he threw away a partially broken snow shovel a few weeks ago. :)

Scroll down for the contrast inside. My crazy Thanksgiving Cacti are blooming yet again! This is about 4 times since October. They would have been more impressive had the blooms come all at once but I’m actually enjoying their companionship more this way.

 

Spring here in the North Country & Hutch Wants a Fire

This was the Spring morning we awoke to.

Hutch pulled down some kindling in an effort to
convince us that we should light the wood stove.

Early Blooms

My Easter Cactus is blooming. Last year I got a small cluster of blooms followed by a much bigger bloom. Hopefully this year will be the same.

This little bugger has been hard to convince to bloom so I moved it to my kitchen window. This window is going to end up being a Thanksgiving/Easter cactus window because they seem to bloom endlessly here.

The one true cactus in the window may get the boot to the downstairs bathroom.

Final Blooms of the Season

Reclaimed Fire Ring

We built this simple fire pit this summer. It’s almost completely built from salvaged materials, right down to the stones. It has a salvaged grate so it doubles as a barbecue grill. It’s enjoy sitting around it in the evenings. Meditating on flame patterns is very relaxing. S’mores and toasted marshmallows (the real deal) aren’t so bad either. :) 

The birds song you hear isn’t augmented in any way. We enjoy it during the warmer months. The songs dependably change from hour to hour during the course of the day. It’s a stark contrast to the winter months when it’s so still and silent.