spring in huntsville

i am usually at the school library on tuesdays.  

not today.

so instead i drove the kids to school then took Gertie and we went for a walk.

it's Spring.

the sun is shining.

the birds are chirping.

it's a beautiful day.

oh yeah, did i mention our snow hadn't finished melting and we got more yesterday?

 i walked down to the town docks and saw that beautiful view under the bridge.

those are my footprints on the dock.

i love the clock tower. 

welcome home. i love having the geese back.

 walking beside the water.  so beautiful.

look at all those duck footprints.  

i didn't get to see any ducks this morning, but they will probably be there in the afternoon sun. 

 love this cross atop the Anglican church by the water.  

Good Friday is only a few days away.

look at the sun shining on the water.

it is spring.  

the snow doesn't make it winter again.

the warmth in the sunshine.

the geese.

even the seagulls i heard calling out.

i love spring.

all aspects of it.

winter walk

the sun was up.

the dog was raring to go.

i got on my snowpants, coat, boots and toque.  

fetched Gertie.

let out the beast.

away we went.

the beast.

what a beautiful day for a walk.

sun was shining.

snow was glittering.

didn't need snowshoes because our trail was packed down enough.

this is not our trail.  i climbed up through waist deep snow to photograph this trail.

the train passing.  a glimpse through our trees.

the view from our lookout

i wanted to capture the woodpecker..or the crows.

maybe even a chickadee.

the one crow that came to say hi left before i could even get my camera to my eye.

the one woodpecker we know of didn't come out to play.

there was one little chickadee but it flew away when the beast and i neared.

relaxing up at the lookout.

oh well.

it was still a gorgeous walk.

look at that beautiful blue sky

gertie loved capturing the beauty surrounding us.

the beast is so fun to photograph in the snow.

i'm so glad i took this hour today.

and check out who was enjoying the sunshine through the window when we got home.

*yes, he's sitting on our table...when the people are away the cat will play*

*all photos taken by me

with Gertie.

12/365 & 13/365

that's right...

12 & 13.

i didn't do 11.

i skipped it.

not intentionally.

but at least i did take a photo or two that day, 

so it's not like Gertie just sat alone all day never being taken out to play.

check out HERE for the photos taken on the 11th

as for number 12 & 13...

day 12:

Footprints

this is my daughter's footprint.

she's 4.

when she got home from a friend's birthday party i asked if she would help me with my photo.

she giggled and squirmed a lot as i painted her feet.

day 13:

Word of Encouragement

i took a picture of wordS or encouragement.

in the mornings, while the kids eat breakfast, we read the Bible and memorize our verses.

on friday i began recording our prayer items.

my boy wanted to thank God for the 4th point under Thanks.

my girl wanted to Thank God for the 5th one under Thanks.

the coolest thing today:

as we were writing down the three things today my boy asked if he could have the list so he could be the one to pray for them.

of course.

*all photos taken by me..

with Gertie.

edited in Photoshop Elements.

See where my challenge began : Here