Minnesota didn't get the Memo...

Today is officially the first day of Spring in 2013… um… sure… if you say so…

It is sunny… the birds have emptied the feeders & the critters have been active - note all the critter prints on my snowed-over temporary frozen pond (yes, the pond is still there, the ground is too frozen to take in water)…

But I won't be eating lunch out on my deck anytime soon… so I guess I'll just get back down to my studio & create more garden-inspired jewelry…

To those in warmer climes, enjoy your gardens, I'll be joining you when things thaw…

Outside-In...

It's still Winter here in Minnesota, so my gardening work is still on hold… but I've been doing some garden-inspired jewelry (and some not so garden inspired)…

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Uh-Oh!! Brooks Pond is back….

Yesterday was beautiful!!

Lots of snow - just look at the piles in front of my neighbor's house, but the temps were pleasant & it was nice & sunny… if you look at my sidewalk you can tell there was some melting…

Then it was warm overnight last night, when I got up this morning it was cloudy but already 37 F, yep that's a melting temp…

When I looked outside this morning I saw this…

The low spot around my Oaks had standing water… and then it rained all day & got even deeper - but I didn't take another picture…

Don't get me wrong, I love that Spring is coming, but I know it's not here yet in Minnesota & I hate the damage that this kind of standing water can do… I really hope it doesn't hurt my Oak trees…

We shall see…