Afternoon Walk: 74 Degrees and 8% Humidity

March 23, 2016; Last Year

March is Colorado's snowiest month, that is, until La Nina!!  This is our forecast for tomorrow.

Parts of Colorado are supposed to experience blizzard conditions and yes, we do need the moisture!

Apple Tree, Tulips, Hyacinth, Violets

This is early morning and already the humidity is a low 18%.  The forecast has rain, then snow so we can only hope! We need moisture so badly.

Nope! The builders did not kill the apple tree!!!!

Knitting at the Library

 It's a wonderful setting for knitting (and sewing) classes.

A student brought me some gorgeous finger weight yarn; it might become a scarf to go with my new cardigan.

VERY Dry And Blooms

 Spring arrived yesterday and our area thinks it really is Spring! Everything is growing.

 
 
It has been so dry for months that we can't dig the soil yet.  We need a bit of rain.

Many Rabbits, Few Squirrels

Since the builders removed our fence last April, we have been inundated with bunnies!!!  They are EVERYWHERE! The fence is restored and Doc will set up chicken wire barriers so that our backyard will have blooms, once we plant shrubs and a garden this Spring.

Squirrels????  Well, Ginger, the huge dog behind our house, has started to catch squirrels, break their necks, and place them in a pile in the corner of her yard!!!  I would like a picture!!!  But I avoid icky smells so will let us all just use our imagination!

Hand Knit Wool Socks

Early in January, one of the knitting blogs gave suggestions on how to help your hand knit socks last longer. Some of ours are 8 years old and I never gave extra care in washing them.  I'm using the recommendations: don't use fabric softener, do use cool or barely warm water in the washing machine, dry them on the light setting in the dryer.  Since we have SO MANY pairs each, I set aside the "dirty socks" and then wash a week or two pairs of socks in one load.

His pile is on the left, 10 pairs; 11 pairs of my socks are on the right.  This will continue until I forget!