After a weekend devoted entirely to the Rock Rustler's News, the alarm went off way too early Monday morning. Before I got to work, I had spilled my coffee, not once, but twice...first on a brand new book and second on the dash of the mini-van. Tired and crabby, I got to work and felt like I needed a "do-over." The day didn't get much better.
Yesterday (Tuesday) was a wonderfully warm March day, reaching a high of 60*F. After school, I stopped at the grocery store on my way home. While waiting in line to check out, my friend Jean saw me stopped to chat. She is involved with a mom's group who prays for students and staff in our local schools. It turns out that I had been selected as someone to pray for this week. I told her that after Monday, I could use all the prayer I could get. Anyway, I think it is awesome that I am being prayed for this week. I really appreciate it!
Since it was so nice out, I raced home so that Quincy and I could go for the walk I promised him earlier in the day. As Quincy and I enjoyed the beautiful day, I had time to think and take some pictures. Here are some random thoughts and shots from our excursion.
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| Could these be robins? |
Not far from our house, some birds caught my attention. Each year, I am thrilled to see the first robins return to Minnesota in the Spring. Steve and Signe always beat me at seeing a robin first every year, so I was hoping these were robins. They were too far away to be sure, but I'm telling Steve and Signe that they were. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
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| Snow, Leaf and Red |
Near the sledding hill at Orange Park, we found a leaf resting on red. I have no idea what the red paint was for, but I liked finding something unexpected on the sidewalk. The snow kind of reminds me of a car. (use your imagination)
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| Hurry up, Mom |
It's fun to play around with
Instagram. The tilt-shift option was used for this picture of Quincy. I like that you can see his shadow on the wet sidewalk.
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| Ice Melting on Pond |
I tried to capture the glow of the sunset over the trees, but it was a little too early. I like the reflection of the grass in the water of the pond.
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| Quincy was Here |
I love everything about Quincy...right down to his paw prints. He brings me such joy everyday. Except when he pees on the snowman I made last week.
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| Lord "Tennis"on |
The upper Midwest has been dubbed "fly-over" land. I couldn't help but notice several criss-crossing contrails in the sky, even a lacy one.
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| Lacy Contrail |
Since the weather was so unseasonably warm, many people were out enjoying the weather. Quincy got to greet several other dogs, but by far his favorite was his cousin, Buddy.
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| Quincy's buddy, Buddy |
Detroit Lakes hosts the "We Fest" every summer. Quincy and Buddy have their own version... I think deeply while walking...
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| "Wee" Fest |
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Thneedville is the city in Dr. Seuss' book,
The Lorax. This city is made of plastic and has no trees. Even though Steve works in the plastics industry, I am glad we have trees (and I'm pretty sure he is, too). We are looking forward to seeing the upcoming
Lorax movie. I was surprised to see Elk River has Lorax trees!
"Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot,
Nothing is going to get better. It's not."
~Dr. Seuss from The Lorax
It's nice to have a few greeters to welcome us home from our walk.
I was tired when we got home, Quincy was not.
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| C'mon, Mom. Let's play ball! |
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| I love this dog! |
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