Tag Archives: Spring

Nutty Buddies Revisited.

The rain finally stopped late Friday afternoon.  It had been raining or storming off and on for two days, and, when there appeared to be a lull in those incessant showers, I laced up my walking shoes and set out … Continue reading

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Birds of a feather …

… flock together. It was crowded on the perimeter path at Council Point Park this morning, despite my earlier-than-usual arrival to beat the heat.  Yes “beat the heat” … you read that correctly.  It was already 62 degrees when I … Continue reading

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Tuesday Musings.

Mayday!  Mayday!   Spring is missing?  Where did it go? We zoomed from our chilly Spring weather to a whopping, summery-feeling 85 degrees – whew!  The weatherman said it was the first time we hit a temperature of 85 since October … Continue reading

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Hurrying and scurrying along the perimeter path.

There was increased activity on the perimeter path yesterday and today.  Not only has the warmer weather brought all the regular walkers back from their basement treadmills and the local shopping malls, but I believe every single squirrel at Council … Continue reading

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Spring blessings.

This morning had a Spring-y feel about it. I walked out of the door and noticed the neighbor’s miniature weeping cherry tree had erupted into frothy pink blooms, so I decided at that very moment that perhaps Spring had finally … Continue reading

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March winds and April showers.

The morning weather was nasty on Tuesday and Wednesday, putting the kibosh on walking due to drizzly, dreary, damp and dismal conditions.  How’s that for a description dripping with alliteration? As I walked along the perimeter path this morning, I … Continue reading

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Tuesday Musings.

To begin this blog post, I’ll borrow a line from a favorite John Denver song:  “some days are diamonds, some days are stones” … You can liken diamonds versus stones to life in general, or the weather. In this case, … Continue reading

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Feelin’ like a fossil today.

Unlike last weekend, which was a total washout, this weekend has been perfect weather-wise, just like Spring is supposed to be.  Yesterday and today I caught up on appointments and errands that got short-changed due to that abysmal weather. This … Continue reading

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Now that we’ve dispensed with flakes and quakes …

The chatter continued all day here in SE Michigan about the “big earthquake” we experienced last night at 8:01 p.m. So, I was inclined to belt out Carole King’s “I Feel the Earth Move”, having committed that song, as well … Continue reading

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Was today Winter’s Swan song?

This morning, the weatherman said that as of today, no more snow is predicted for us this season.   I’m happy to hear that it is Winter’s swan song. Whether we should believe any of the weathermen is debatable, since they … Continue reading

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