A FINE Morning Walk!

This morning, as I set out for my morning walk, I was contemplating remaining "grumpy" all day.  It was to cold to walk, there was laundry to be washed, floors to be swept, clothes to be ironed, and gray roots to be covered up!  Ugh!  But then.......without warning......I spied a sight that changed my whole outlook!   Are you ready?   Here it comes........

DAFFODIL'S!!

 These "purty" little things were just peeking up out of the ground - making me want to jump for joy!  Who cares what that old groundhog said a few days ago - these daffodils know spring is just around the corner.

OH HAPPY DAY!  

And just like that, my whole outlook changed.  I was energized!  Happy!  Light as a Feather!

I started snapping pictures of everything in sight and thinking......Spring is coming!  Spring is coming! Spring is coming!

 First picture - All lined up in a row......homemade salt feeders to keep the cows healthy and wise!

 JR's cattle hauler used to take the cattle to and from the sale barn.  

 Wire rolled up ready for spring fencing repairs.

 Watering troughs -  just in case the water in the ponds and creeks quit running during a dry season.

 An old firetruck hose because......well.... just because JR collects mounds of old stuff.... just in case he might need it - someday.  

 The old, faithful fertilizer truck.

 Another salt and molasses feeder - this one "store bought".  

 An old, rusty ax that was half buried in the mud when JR rescued it.  

 A Caribbean pond on our very own farm!  However, unlike the Caribbean, this water stays unbelievably cold all year long because it originates from an underground source near the cave on the far end. 

 Ice in a ditch that was beginning to melt as the sun rose over the mountain tops.  

 Piles of lumber left over from the "new barn" and waiting to be reinvented.  

 Stacks of lumber waiting for inspiration to strike!

 Cattle coming to wish us a "good morning" on the home pasture.

 A huge water igloo that sits patiently, waiting until the next severe drought.  I hope it sits there indefinitely.  Hauling water to thirsty cattle is not a fun job!

 The hay truck that has been busy the last several days doing what it does best.....hauling hay!

More of JR's "treasures".  Even this pile of junk - Oops - I mean treasure (translated meaning-miscellaneous items that a farmer/rancher cannot live without), could not dampen my spirit on this marvelous SPRING morning....

So, go back in the ground, Mr. Groundhog, and mull that one over for awhile. 

Bye, Bye, cold weather!

Dee Dee