We found ourselves last evening enjoying one of Mother Natures’ April Fools pranks. Just twelve days after the vernal equinox was a beautiful Sunday that was both Easter and April Fools combined, also a scheduled night shift for me. When I left the house it was a cool-fifty degrees-A very nice day. Once I got into the office, put my things on the truck and did some office work, I then went to make my bed, so several hours had passed and one of my coworkers let me know it was snowing. Ahhhh Mother Nature. It wasn’t just any snow-this was a spring snow, my favorite kind of snow. During the night we had a call left the station and everything was covered in a blanket of white …big clumpy snowflakes falling from the sky were sticking to everything. I thought to myself “we will see how long this lasts, but if it does it sure will be pretty in the morning” Well it did last and it was beautiful.
I got home, had some coffee and set out to run some errands, I decided to take my camera. That was the best decision of the day. I stepped out of the car and headed toward the hiking trail. Everything had big, fluffy cotton ball looking clumps of snow on it. The sun was fully out and the big clumps were starting to melt creating a slight percussion sound as they fell through the trees landing on various surfaces. This combined with the spring songs of many birds created quite the symphony. The only other sounds were the squishy noises my boots were making in the muddy areas and the continuous clicking of my shutter. I turned to the left toward a creek –choosing this way specifically –there was no bridge down this way so people rarely walk down here. I stopped- breathing in the smell of the wet earth as it slowly warmed. I shaded my eyes and looked up, delighted to see two turkey buzzards just chillin up in a tree. I stood there watching them, as they watched me, and hoped for some action. Well next thing I know one stretched out it’s giant wing and started cleaning it. Then looked at me again and took off in majestic flight as if to say “check out these beautiful wings, I am quite the specimen”. After they got board of me they moved on and so did I. Back the way I came and headed toward the cat tails. I heard the chatter of some other walkers coming up behind me so I grabbed a few shots of the empty trail.
I wondered around a bit longer, but the snow was quickly melting and I was ready for a bit more caffeine so back off to home I headed. This more than likely won’t be the last of the delightful spring snows!
I got home, had some coffee and set out to run some errands, I decided to take my camera. That was the best decision of the day. I stepped out of the car and headed toward the hiking trail. Everything had big, fluffy cotton ball looking clumps of snow on it. The sun was fully out and the big clumps were starting to melt creating a slight percussion sound as they fell through the trees landing on various surfaces. This combined with the spring songs of many birds created quite the symphony. The only other sounds were the squishy noises my boots were making in the muddy areas and the continuous clicking of my shutter. I turned to the left toward a creek –choosing this way specifically –there was no bridge down this way so people rarely walk down here. I stopped- breathing in the smell of the wet earth as it slowly warmed. I shaded my eyes and looked up, delighted to see two turkey buzzards just chillin up in a tree. I stood there watching them, as they watched me, and hoped for some action. Well next thing I know one stretched out it’s giant wing and started cleaning it. Then looked at me again and took off in majestic flight as if to say “check out these beautiful wings, I am quite the specimen”. After they got board of me they moved on and so did I. Back the way I came and headed toward the cat tails. I heard the chatter of some other walkers coming up behind me so I grabbed a few shots of the empty trail.
I wondered around a bit longer, but the snow was quickly melting and I was ready for a bit more caffeine so back off to home I headed. This more than likely won’t be the last of the delightful spring snows!
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