AstroGypsies

This year’s first day of spring in the Northern Hemisphere occured precisely at 5:01 a.m. EST on March 20, according to NASA. That’s today…hard to believe but I went out and photographed the canoe and the sunrise this morning! I am sure it is the Spring of deception! 12.6° degrees C when I wandered down, slippers, pyjamas…I did opt for my coat this morning. The ice is still there though…we’ll see by later today! I could use Spring. It’s been a tough month in so many ways. Let’s not even talk about our Southerly neighbours and other stressful crap.

We did lose a fair chunk of road going down the hill Sunday night into Monday morning after the snow started to quickly melt. We had at it with a couple of shovels but gave up after an hour. Too much damage, the ruts ran all the way down the hill, branching out in places. They were over 18″ deep and wide, a few sink holes had started as well. All that snow melting out of the forest and then 45 minutes of torrential thunderstorm and rain Sunday afternoon had the creek beside the road running, but the snow banks funneled it down the hill. Arnott’s was great, Mike called them Monday afternoon and they came out to look and had a load of gravel on it by 8 a.m. Tuesday.

The creek was roaring all night and Monday! You could hear it from the house. It is always a bit of a celebration watching the snow go but this was too quickly! Maybe without the thunderstorm on Sunday we would have fared better but asi es la vida!

Monday night it froze again and Mother Nature was busy with her ice art! I was celebrating a bit. I do love to photograph birds but at this point in the Winter, lordy, lordy give me something different PLEASE! Ha!

Don’t worry, lot’s of bird shots to come;) I have a bit of catching up to do;)

We did have a beautiful lunar eclipse and it was clear! I was astounded! Usually it would be 100% overcast, maybe it was an apology for the long Winter! Ha! I got up at midnight, then again for totality at three a.m. Beautiful colour and not -25°! Ha! un milagro, miracle indeed!

I didn’t stay up for the whole shebang;) but caught the beginning. I tried to convince Mike to get the big guns out but the deck is still covered in snow! Stayed about 45 minutes…

I had been getting a bit desperate and started to photograph birch bark and leftover fungi on the trees on my walk out to get check the mail. I say check, not get, as there are very few pieces of post that come to us nowadays!

It was something different! 🙂 I spotted the Barred owl again. Hunting, looked at me, not a threat, went back to hunting:) Always makes me feel better about nature if I’m not imposing myself upon it:)

Now, back to this morning’s sunrise! I went out at first with no coat, just down to the first deck for a shot, such pretty colours, it was 12.6° degrees!

Then back to the house. I sat on the edge of the bed and went, nah, I have to go down to the canoe! I can’t resist the temptation! Have to! Warm, dry, strong Southerly wind. The colours had faded a bit but so pretty!

Groot was NOT amused as I left before giving him his pinch of 6 kibbles. He was pacing back and forth as I climbed back up the stairs. He got his kibble:) as did the starving Rocket pressed up against his heater. So we’ll see what today brings, clouds, rain, snow, sun…whatever, we have passed a threshold…it is Spring, well, according to NASA anyway;)

Saludos amigos, stay tuned for birds and critters;)