Keeping It Real

After months of short days, cold and grey skies, and silence...

I finally had a morning, yesterday, that brought me the promise of spring.

I had to close my eyes to ignore the ice and snow and monochromatic theme of the world,

as well as ignore the icy wind that was ruddying my cheeks and making my nose run.

There it was... with all of those wintery distractions ignored...

the sound of birdsong.

For months, now, all we have heard was the occasional chirp or the distant

cackle of a crow.

Yesterday, however, there was a chorus of birdsong...

a most welcomed sound!

It was, of course, quickly overtaken by the screeching of guinea fowl.

There's nothing like a group of boisterous guineas to shatter the peace of the morning,

or drown out the sweet notes of distant birdsong!

Still... you've got to love these comical birdbrains.

I cannot imagine life without guineas.

Spring cannot come early enough this year.

I'm sure the animals feel this on some level.

They do their best to navigate the snowy fields and search out the

impoverished snow-free patches.

With as much precipitation as we have received in the past year,

the warmth of the sun as the earth tracks closer to its face,

will quickly wake up dormant roots and vegetation will explode.

I predict a beautiful, lush, colorful spring.

Time will tell.

I've been giving a little thought about this blog and what I wish it to represent.

From time to time I show you projects that I am working on...

and I do this to hopefully inspire you to do the things you long to do.

There are bloggers and vloggers that I follow that inspire me to try new things...

and while I enjoy their inspiration and admire their gifts,

I also realize that they are all human.

And while we present our best selves to the internet world...

we are all the same at the core.

So, just to keep it real...

you need to see how I look every morning as I head out to do morning chores.

I would love for the world to envision me in flowing country dresses beneath

a long ruffled pinafore with flowers in my hair.

The truth, however is this...

And to make it even a bit more real...

I have dogs that eat horse poop!