Cold, Rainy April Days

I love these April days filled with sleet, freezing rain, heavy gray skies and cold winds.  I mean, why not?  Here are a few reasons why this weather is the most marvelous we could possibly hope for:

• The daffodils won’t blossom until Memorial Day…so things will look prettier when the campers are here to celebrate
• I have the opportunity to stay indoors and celebrate paper/computer work tasks without being resentful of those whose job descriptions force them to work outdoors
• There are no waiting lines in any of the restaurants or stores because no one’s around
• The Lupine will bloom in late June…right beside the peonies
• The telephone doesn’t interrupt my thoughts because nobody’s thinking about camping when the windows steam up from a pot of spaghetti
• It’s possible to use the words “sucky”, “cold”, “raw” and “pissyass” all in the same sentence and everyone nods in agreement
• I never drive off the road  ’cause the mud ruts hold me right on track
• My skin stays younger looking because I’m sheltered from sun damage…and there’s always a moisturizing system close by

Don’t you agree?

Yesterday was warm, sunny and perfectly calm…so we all worked on the beach gardens…here are some pictures of the afternoon:

The water is still a bit murky from Saturday s storm...but the sea glass that was churned up...I found three purple pieces

Pulling leaves and debris from the crevices

rebuilding the rocks and adding more soil/compost back to the established plants

raking it all smooth again