Roses

Azaleas

Lilacs

Red Tulip

Colors of Spring

First Day of Spring!

It's a beautiful first day of Spring. It's a bit cool but the sun is shining, flowers are blooming (or trying to). The dogs are outside sunning themselves - too early for Taz's bikini. ;-)

Soon I'll have pictures of all my flowers to share....

Another day of ice

It's been raining for a few days. Now we have ice - again! It doesn't look as bad as the last time and the weatherman doesn't think it will cause any power outages but who knows? It might even snow.

Spring is here!

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Violets

















Daffodils

Saturday Surprise

Saturday evening as we were going to church boy were we surpised it was snowing. It was beautiful but didn't last long!

Lent

Yesterday was Ash Wednesday. the beginning of Lent and occurs for 40 days. I never miss Ash Wednesday.

Ash Wednesday gets its name from the practice of placing ashes on the foreheads of the faithful as a sign of repentance. The ashes used are gathered after the Palm Crosses from the previous year's Palm Sunday are burned. In the liturgical practice of some churches, the ashes are mixed with the Oil of the Catechumens (one of the sacred oils used to anoint those about to be baptized), though some churches use ordinary oil. This paste is used by the priest who presides at the service to make the sign of the cross, first upon his own forehead and then on each of those present who kneel before him at the altar rail. As he does so, he recites the words: "Remember (O man) that you are dust, and to dust you shall return."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ash_Wednesday