New pics of the gang

It is so nice to take them for a walk when the sun shines, but you can't imagine how they look when the ground is wet and sticky. A damp microfiber towel is my best friend right now! The girls are somewhat careful where they walk but sometimes all the lane is just one muddy puddle and there is no help getting at least dirty feet and som splashes of brown in the white coats ;-). Peio on the other hand doesn't care where he walks, an jumping into puddles is the biggest fun, or just walking through, or stepping in the deep mud while there is grass at the side...

But these pics are from a sunny day when the ground had dried off a bit:

Flavie and Peio

  

Bisou

Myrtille

I can't understand people thinking they all look the same...

Thanks for coming over.

Tina

Winter Solstice

This is the shortest day of the year with the longest night yet to come.  The sun just crossed the equator again. The wheel of the year keeps turning and a new and fresh canvas full of hopes and dreams lies in front of us...

Crazy weather - Dec 24th 2012 15°C/June 24th 2013 4°C

A glimpse of evening sun

A foggy Sunday morning

Driving home

Today's sunrise

as I saw it from the kitchen window.

And in the afternoon...

There's no bad weather, just bad clothing...

The contrast

Could hardly be any bigger...

Beautiful start

... into a hot weekend

Evening Sky

Good Morning

and have a great Sunday!
We have a blue sky at 7 degrees Celcius - I guess that's actually what is called the Ice Saints.
(More on those later.)

Another Instant Picture

Some more rain has passed through and the sun is out again. Walking to the pond just because I had the need to see and smell it :-)

Today is different

While not a single drop fell on us yesterday, the dogs and I are just getting wet for the third time today.
The rainbow is absolutely stunning: complete, double, glowing and I can see the inner left "foot".

Evening sky

I am on a walk with the dogs and do hope this rain that is coming down visibly further to the north and to the west won't reach me. And I actually don't think so. But it looks interesting.

A few spring flower pictures

... from the front and back garden on the last day of April.

March was unusually warm over here, then April colder, even with frosts again and wet and a lot more like typical for the season but it didn't feel right after that too warm March.

The last three days now have been hot. Over 30°C in some places. Summer temps! I think April just doesn't want to be said it was colder than the month before :-)

So here are some pictures:

One of the short red tulips that just do the weirdest things when taken pictures of, colourwise.

The wild white-and-yellow tulips. I love these for their simpleness ;-)

 A bee on a hellebore. Look at all that pollen on her hind leg.

 Narcissus are called "Easter bells" over here, because that's when they usually are all out there in all theirgorgousness. For me there is not much around that says more "spring is here" than narcissus and tulips.

A primula we bought for the big pot in the front yard. Flowering on long stems.

Our little olive tree hibernated in our bedroom. That was a lot better than last year in the basement. Now it is at it's old place on the patio enjoying the sun.

Another tulip.

Thanks for coming over! Tina

A walk

by the pond on a cool but sunny afternoon. Glad the cold wind has stopped.

Spring seems to have arrived

With still cold nights around 0 degrees celcius but nearly 20 in the afternoon.
Want to take some pictures on the weekend ...

A grey friday

But this is the beginning of my weekend. That I need desperately. Finishing our walk now, then have dinner/supper/tea ;-)

Sunny Sunday walk