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.

Comments

[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.

[just-ann-now.livejournal.com]

Baby lambs! Eeee!

I did some garden work this morning - mostly raking, since I can't be bothered to do it in the fall. Snowdrops in bloom, daffodils and hellebores in bud, but, like you, I'm sure there's a bit more winter yet to come. (No crocuses yet; "A watched bulb never blooms when you're home to enjoy it", hee!)

[slaymesoftly.livejournal.com]

Amazing pics, as always. Weather sounds similar to ours - snowdrops are up and so are the winter aconites (although not in great numbers yet), but now, after a day and half of gale force winds, it's cold again and we will get cold rain or snow tomorrow night and Tuesday. *sigh* One step forward, two back. :)

[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.

[talesofsnape.livejournal.com]

What does it say about me that I find the little black lambs particularly cute.

And on a completely unrelated topic, I decided to take the plunge with MISI and this evening has been dedicated to doing some temporary graphics and loading up the first few items. I'll probably play around with things a lot more and I can't seem to access my shop as I think the domain name isn't showing up yet (at least I hope that's what it is) but you might see some things you recognise here: http://www.misi.co.uk/handmade_gifts/0/1/1/16/jewellery/handmade-womens-jewellery

Tomorrow, I definitely either write or play with pliers.

[clodia-metelli.livejournal.com]

Those flowers are so cheering! I like the yellow gorse as well, and the little black lambs.

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

There are snowdrops out here, too - and I saw a small patch of crocuses when I dropped my friend from church off further down the village at lunch time.

I'm with you on the raking - I must go and gather up the partly composted leaves under the pear tree and put them in the compost bin - maybe tomorrow.

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

It looks as if we are unlikely to get snow down as low as we are - the forecast for the week is 6-10C. But it looks as if it's going to be wet and windy.

[inzilbeth-liz.livejournal.com]

Your lamb photos almost make me want lambing to start!

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

I think the little black lamb look particularly cute too. Your stuff looks good on MISI - I hope it turns out to be a good site for you.

Hmm - maybe I should do a post about MISI - I only found it by accident, so I guess most people don't know it exists.

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

They say kissing is in season when the gorse is in bloom.

Of course this tends to mean there is no 'closed season' - there is always gorse in bloom here somewhere!

[shirebound]

Awwww, wee lambies!

All those signs of Spring are very encouraging.

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

They are rather sweet lambs. Ballavair (the name of the relevant farm) always have nice solid wee lambs by mid February.

[jerusha]

Woolly lambs are too adorable, and the flowers are beautiful! It does seem as though spring is coming, although I believe the temperatures are going back to frigid this week here.

[zanthinegirl.livejournal.com]

I noticed some of the daffodils planted in the front of work were blooming yesterday! Mine aren't even close, though they've started poking out of the ground. I am quite a bit higher than work though and that seems to be enough to make a difference.

I love the contrast in that second picture. The gravel and the sea just make an interesting shot!

And the ewe with the twins should be a "Bitch, please" icon IMO!

[zanthinegirl.livejournal.com]

here too, and I noticed daffodils actually blooming yesterday!

[estelcontar1.livejournal.com]

These are glorious photos. I loved the one with the cute lambs exploring through the flowers. It's no wonder the spring flowers brought a smile to your face. They are lovely.

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

Lambs are always cute - but I think black ones are possibly even cuter than the white ones.

It was an early winter here - so I'm hoping this really is an early spring.

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

We are expecting 6-10C all week - not warm, but at least too warm for snow - or so they tell us.

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

I noticed some of the daffodils planted in the front of work were blooming yesterday!

Near Mum's I noticed there were a few that had reached the 'spike' stage - they might be in flower by next week.

I like that second picture, too. And that ewe with the twins really is giving me the evil eye!

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

The lambs look as if they are really enjoying exploring the gorse bushes - it's a good job they have nice thick coats because that stuff is seriously spiky!

[azalaisdep.livejournal.com]

We've got crocuses and snowdrops up, though the daffodils only just beginning to bud. But the birds are singing, and it's getting light when I get up now and not always dark when I leave work - actual daylight, hurrah!

Lovely pics - and intriguing to see the sea off the point, there; I've seen similar things off Land's End and various other "end-of-the-peninsula" places...

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

It's lovely to go out and come in in daylight, isn't it? I saw crocuses earlier today - the first really open ones this year. I'll have to think about tidying the garden up a bit soon.

[lindahoyland.livejournal.com]

They are gorgeous.I love the lambs and the spring flowers. I have crocus out and the daffodils are budding.

[bojojoti.livejournal.com]

We've enjoyed some sunny, warm days, and Bojoette did see another robin today, but we are hardly done with winter.

How far a drive is it from your home to your mother's?

[nutmeg3.livejournal.com]

Sheepies! Lambs are so seriously cute, though I confess that doesn't stop me from eating them on occasion. And we had a couple of gorgeous days, but now it's cold again and we're due for more snow or snowish stuff on, I think, Tuesday. :-(

[talesofsnape.livejournal.com]

I guess I'll just have to wait and see whether anything moves on MISI. It's definitely more user friendly than eBay, and at least you can put down a proper price for things, rather than feeling anything that doesn't go for 99p will be ignored. I was amazed when I went to upload pictures and discovered you were allowed 5 for each item as opposed to eBay who charge extra if you have more than one. (Hence the ruler and the pennies - won't be using those in a main picture again soon.)

[keswindhover.livejournal.com]

Sheep are particularly good at staring. It's one of their talents.

And I love the geometry of your beach pool, and all those attractive shades of blue and grey.

No lambs here yet, but it can only be a matter of time.

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

I don't think there are any crocus bulbs left in my pots now - but I noticed some in bloom at the side of the road when I dropped my friend off at her house after church, and some daffodil spikes near Mum's - so spring is trying!

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

We think of robins as winter birds. Many of them are still here in the summer, but less noticeable - more of the summer migrants around, and also some of our winter robins over-winter from Scandinavia.

It's about 16 miles to Mum's using the mountain road, 20 or so using the coast road.

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

The cuteness doesn't put me off eating them either - although it is the red meat I eat least, but it's a matter of taste not scruples!

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

I really like that pool too. It will be interesting to see whether it is still there/still looks the same in a month or so. I will report back, perhaps.

Sheep really do seem to have a Paddington-like ability to give hard stares!

[cairistiona7.livejournal.com]

Spring and warmth and lambs and daffodils... and snow. Sounds like the weather around here as well. Lovely photos, as always. I want one of those little black lambs!

[nutmeg3.livejournal.com]

I love the taste, but I rarely eat it because it's so expensive, plus I don't often eat out. And I'm a terrible cook, so I never even try cooking it at home.

[ayinhara.livejournal.com]

We have snow again this morning. But it will get above freezing tomorrow, so we should lose most of it. We had just had a big melt over the last week and almost all of the snow and ice were gone. I did see the stems of some spring bulb plants in a garden. Also there was a bush in the park that had a haze of new leaves.

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

The wee black lambs are really cute - white ones are sweet, but the black ones are even cuter.

Today it is wet and grey - I have had the lights on indoors all day.

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

I think we are likely to have snow up on the hills sometime this week - it just feels like it. But at present it is wet, wet, wet. And grey, very grey.

[estelcontar1.livejournal.com]

I know. I saw a lot of gorse bushes while visiting Wales last year.

[cbtreks.livejournal.com]

Lambs! And daffodils! (Oh, daffodils - it's nearly March 1 and I can't find my daffodil pin. I never can on March 1.) It's so nice to see signs of spring.

We had a few days of spring but have 3+ inches of snow again.

Does the Isle of Man have any sand beaches or all rocky? (I don't think I remember seeing pictures of sand beaches in your LJ but I might be forgetting.)

[bojojoti.livejournal.com]

How interesting! We consider the first sign of spring to be the return of robins.

That's not too long a drive at all.

[ningloreth.livejournal.com]

I'm trying to catch up on all the posts I missed whilst writing my dmhgficexchange fic, which nearly killed me...

I love all the little lambies! But that second picture is totally surreal and reminds me of my Aelvorn -- don't fall into it. You don't know where you might end up!

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

Aargh! I didn't know your comment was here - it presumably fell into the comment e-mailing black hole.

We do have some sandy beaches this is Peel (http://www.flickr.com/photos/voirreys_pics/4511767796/), and this is Port Erin (http://www.flickr.com/photos/voirreys_pics/3437946810/).

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

But that second picture is totally surreal and reminds me of my Aelvorn --

Oh yes! It could so easily be a gateway to a different dimension.

[cbtreks.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I'd forgotten about this as well - I'm amazed it made its way out of the black hole. (I think things are fixed now - hope I'm not speaking to soon.) Now that I've seen those photos, I think I might've seen them before in your LJ (?) but it's been awhile. Those beaches look nice.