Images and a celebration of spring

Around this time of year I like to write a bit about the violence of spring on the northern plains. I'm nursing a respiratory infection so this one will have to be brief as I need my beauty sleep.





Two weeks ago the garden had at least foot of snow on it. Now my garlic is up more than six inches and the weeds are on a rampage. I expect to see asparagus any day now!


Manon and i went of a long leisurely walk today. Me with my new snake hook and Manon of course wondering off without thinking to bring her rubbers. Life is short. Play hard.


No doubt we are in for a slap somewhere along the road to summer, but so far everything but the Bur Oak have decided to show some interest in spring.


Below are some images from the day. It was a brilliant warm fresh day. If I was healthier I'd have that
telescope out tonight. Dang it all! I hate the smell of green snot.


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An short video will be available if it ever finishes up loading. It's supposed to be a short video clip of the Roseau River from the bank at the bottom of our access road. The file is not quite 8 megs, but for some reason MTS is being lame. Surpised? NOT! Monopolies blow big chunks of dung. Oh Canada!

More images

I'm getting caught up on some of the image processing around here.



This was the snake that started it all.


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Manon in full makeup for the recent school production of M.A.S.H.


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Bonnie's brother Julien in Quebec is a sports active kind of guy.


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Our beautiful Boo.


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Bonnie's Mama Christine and our own peach, Claudel.


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Julien


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Bonnie's Papa and Julien.


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Another shot of the corn snake that started the trouble.


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Meagan, the chicken killing dog.


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Bonnie's pet rat Daisy.


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I think this was acting, but sometimes it's difficult to say whether the real Manon has stood up.


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Another shot of Christine.


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Julien


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Christine.


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These were taken last night. PU was in the city helping her Dad and the mood at home was pretty light. It's amazing to think of Manon in the terms these images suggest.





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Before work at the hall.


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Before work at the hall.


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A throw back of Bonnie and her earlier interest in frogs. Can you feel the poke in your ribs Mum?


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A comfortable day in winter. Tom chewed the cat rather than licked it though, so the cat isn't as tolerant of attention now.


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I made a couple of shorter 60cm cage hooks for snakes this afternoon. Now I can be a bit braver about what I might consider for my collection.


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I'm an image whore. I don't even attempt to curtail the drive any more.


This place is so deep with content that I may never find a way out.

OK, OK, so I'm not working too hard today.  I liked a lot of this Marco Mugnatto's work.

 

Adri

All the new Adriana photos will be posted to my photos at yahoo in her directory.





All my new photos are posted in the main archive.  

 

She's such a sweetie.  :D