They're Here...............

Screw the fact that its supposed to snow 8+ inches here tomorrow night and into the weekend. And the fact that Tim has to spend all day Saturday at a training. I'm not wild about him driving in the icky weather. Not at all. Oh well. The fabulous news is that I spotted these in the yard yesterday...

I never really realized that crocuses look like baby birds until this photo. Maybe its all the dead grass around that looks nest-esque.

Two years ago we had some deer around that ate every spring flowering plant before I caught on. I thought it was odd that the crocuses were only around for a day or two, and that the tulips never sent up flowers. Then I had the aha moment and figured it out. And fought back with Liquid Fence. It really smells horrible to humans for a couple of days, and apparently to deer for a lot longer because they never returned.

A fine kettle

I've seen recipes for fish chowder just about everywhere over the past few weeks, so I took the hint. Here's my yummy concoction...I know, I need to work on my food styling. Happily it tastes way better than it looks here. I was thrilled to be able to make a big ole pot-o-chowder! It made me feel like the old days when I would cook all sorts of funky stuff whenever the muse inspired me. Rose is doing great and entertained herself by lounging on her boppy & playing with her little horse rattle and her little feet while I cooked. We both had a nice time and enjoyed each other's company. She didn't try any of the soup.