Spring has arrived in

all of her beauty. I took a trip into town this morning to check out the flowers at the university. Students were making their way to church or to the laundry rooms. Jogging. A cloudy morning but a good one to be out.
Afterwards I headed for the dam in the mountains. The flowers are coming out slower there as the temp is at least 5 degrees cooler. Fly fishing looked to be a popular sport this morning along with bike riding. A short walk and then it was time to come home for lunch.

She is coming . . .

for a visit. Poor Heinz :-).

It is amazing

how fast 6 inches of snow can melt.

Our Bella turned 3 today.

Mother Nature snuck in a snowstorm

yesterday. 6 inches in our area of fluffy white fun that has largely disappeared in our front yard with the warm temps of the day. In the backyard however there is enough snow for sled riding down our small hill and some snowman making. The dogs love it when I take the sled out (no more saucer sledding for me though) and Bella likes to take the head off of the snowman.

Tic Tac Toe

Sew Mama Sew has a wonderful tutorial on its website to make a tic-tac-toe game out of fabric. As my stash is getting large I decided to use some of the pink fabrics that I had to make one for my class of pre-K's. The pattern is quite simple. Instead of using freezer paper for the x and o I used stencils that I already had.
Valentine's Day was the test. I had quite a few children want to learn the game during free play, and compliments from coworkers. A definite winner.

At night lights shine from houses near the top of the tree line.

Field of Crocus