Oh My Goodness....

 Now that Spring has finally come to Michigan, I am proud to show you.

 There are a few varieties of flowers that have bloomed and many more are still coming.

I hope that Spring is coming to your end of the woods.

Spring?

I know, I know...I've neglected my Blog. So very sorry. I felt that since our weather has not co-operated with the season (Spring) that you didn't want to see any more winter photos.

 

  

 I decided to go where the season of Spring was, without leaving town.

 There is a great place to go here called Fredric Meijer Gardens. There are many different things to do there at different times of the year. It is also a wonderful Art Gallery, a Children's Garden as well as a Sculptor Park. 

 

 

 This time of the year they get their Butterflies are Blooming event started. It lasts from March 1st to April 30th.

 They feature the butterflies of the region.

 First they receive the caterpillar stage of the butterfly, then in a glassed in house the caterpillars go through their stages and finally emerge as butterflies.

It is amazing to go see this awesome event and this is the closest to Spring I can get for now. The rest is up to Mother Nature.

Weather....

We all know that the weather has been really crazy lately....

You know it's really cold when the inside garage door looks like this.

Snow!

 Oh my goodness, and goodness doesn't have anything to do with it.

 It has been snowing for the last two weeks.

 How much more snow can we handle? There is about three feet of snow on the ground and it is still snowing!

Are we ever going to see the sun and feel its warmth again?

 

This is Michigan....feels like the frozen Tundra.

The Wonderment of Winter in Michigan

 

After the last ice storm, natures beauty surprises us again.

 

Little Wooden Block Houses...

 About two weeks ago I was given some children's stacking blocks.

  It only took me a few minutes to  think about what I wanted to do with them.

Please let me know what you think.

Surprise By Mail...

What an amazing surprise in the mail.

On Wednesday of last week I received a package for my birthday (which is this week). I didn't want to open it right away so I waited till this week-end, and to my surprise it was this amazing painting.

It is from Stacy at Magic Love Crow. Please go to her Blog and check out all her wonderful work.

Thank you Stacy for this amazing gift.

It is a combination Birthday and Christmas gift all rolled into one.

I will cherish it always.