Easy Easter Craft

At Easter - baby chicks, bunnies and chocolate eggs tend to dominate the decorative food scene. 

But for someone looking for a simple food decoration that connects to the original Easter story, here's an easy idea... an open tomb with the stone rolled away...

 

Ingredients found at a nearby doughnut shop!

Love it! 

Snow "Mountain"

Snow is finally melting here in Ottawa ...

I recently took my first spring walk in the college grounds.

It was quite walkable... I was glad to be back...

I was astounded, however, by the size of the gigantic snow mound (mountain?) that blocked a path I like to take.

The accumulation of snow cleared from the college parking lots, it seems larger than piles I remember from previous years.

I wonder how long it will take to melt and disappear!

Is It Spring?!!

This picture was taken a week ago - on Thursday, Match 26.

And the next one was taken last Monday, four days later... Both show the same corner of our yard.

Most of our snow has gone, and I raked up a large container of pine cones, dead branches and grass! 

In a matter of days, we jumped  from winter to spring!

Beautiful Sky!

March has drawn to a close...

As I look back on my photos...

I realize that we may have had a lot of snow...

But we also had many beautiful sunrises...

And sunsets ... if I happen to look up at just the right moment!

Squirrel Heyday!

A few days ago, I noticed five young squirrels chasing each other through our backyard hedge.

Their exuberance reminded me of the time I happened to see a litter of young leave their nest for the first time. 

Had these also just left their nest?!

So much energy! So much to learn about the world around them!

Sticky Snow Problems

We've had a lot of snowy days this past  month.

One memorable day of blowing snow created an unusual problem for drivers: it "glued" snow to traffic lights and road signs, so that they couldn't be read.

The problems were still there the following day...

It took three days for the snow on the signs above to melt!

This is what they are supposed to look like.

Luckily some of the hidden information was marked on the road. Amazing that we didn't have more accidents!

Art Camp ❤️

During spring break, my 6-year-old grandson discovered a new "favourite" activity...

Art camp!! 

Early in the week, he painted a wolf and a whale.

Now the paintings are next to his bed.

His day 3 project was a puppet! 

(His sister noticed that it bore some resemblance to a Christmas elf, another of his passions!)

Later in the week, he made a snow man, a flower and a Christmas tree out of paper mache. 

(Maybe there is a Christmas theme here!)

Glad he enjoyed this new form of creativity!