SPRING!

Finally it appears Spring has arrived in Calgary! We didn't get our usual tease of Spring (unless this is it!) throughout March - it has been winter for far too long! My Grandma said her mom always called it "Lambing Weather" when the wet snow blows on the cloudy Spring days and we've had plenty of those this year! But yesterday we finally had a lovely warm, sunny day so Rowan, Poppy, and I went to the park and for a long walk in search of signs of Spring. Rowan spotted a Robin and we saw several sparrows, magpies, and seagulls. Poppy was all ready for puddles in her rain pants and rubber boots but Rowan insisted on runners so he could run fast - which made it a bit tricky when we did have to walk on the ice and through melting snow but he didn't get very wet. In our neighbourhood there is a large pond that we walked along and we found tiny bits of green clover growing through the dead grass. It was very exciting. It is so amazing how it feels to wake up after a long, cold winter.