Spring is trying to spring...

[curiouswombat]

Spring is trying to spring around here. There are lambs under the cut, and spring flowers! But, on the other hand, there was snow at the roadside when I went over the mountain road (in thick mist) yesterday. I think there may be a bit more winter to come.

I have had a long weekend off work, and managed to get my hair cut, find my (deeply buried in a pile of books!) external hard-drive, sort out some stuff for the church website, even do four loads of washing. Pity I didn't finish the story I had intended to get done. Instead I spent a couple of hours this afternoon reading stuff that I wrote in 2003/4 from the external hard-drive; Watcher/Vampire porn... and story, of course - I never do with PWP - well, hardly ever...

So, yes,

We have had rain almost every day this week - at least it feels like it. But it was dry enough yesterday afternoon to take mum's wee dog for a walk out on the Ayres. This is the northernmost point of the island - and the sea always looks choppy because the currents flowing up both sides of the island meet here - so you can get this effect even when the sea is not very rough.



Near where I park the car I noticed this pool - I am sure it was nowhere near this deep a month ago, I think the sea has scoured it out during the last couple of storms.



You can see, as well, what I mean about the tide-race even when the sea is not all that rough - this bit of sea is only about 300 yards from the other picture.

Now for spring. Black seems to be in for lambs this year -





As you can see, some sheep give you a very hard stare if you get close!

Even this, seemingly placid, ewe has a nasty glint in her eye - and was certainly fixing it on me.



Although some of the ewes were not bothered about my presence on the roadside and allowed their lambs to keep on exploring.



And a final touch of spring. This was the first week at church that we had spring flowers rather than winter ones. They made me smile.





But I still won't be at all surprised if I have pictures of snow by next week.

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[petzipellepingo.livejournal.com]

Spring is trying to spring around here

Tell me about it "sighs". We've gone from around 54F/12C and sunny to heavy snow - at the moment - which will turn to ice later.

Lambs!! How fun.

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

The lambs are always so good to see - although my mother pointed out, a little earlier in the day, that the wet weather is probably at least as bad for the tiny ones as snow would be - they chill quickly if wet.

We are mainly expecting rain and temperatures of 6-10C all week. But it really does seem to be showing the odd sign of spring.