True Sign of Spring

Our weather has been a bit back and forth these past couple weeks. This is quite normal for Michigan. Frost on the car one morning, wearing shorts the next day and then back to frost again. So how do I know when it is Spring? Well, the days of warmth sure help indicate a change. So does the green grass and buds on the trees. And these flowers popping open in my front yard are a biggie.

But the biggest indicator for me. Shoes. When it is time to switch from these:

To these:

Now...it is Spring :)

Etsyblogger Carnival: Spring

March 12th's carnival for the Etsybloggers is hosted by Made By Melissa.
Our choices were either Spring time or March being National Nutrition Month, National Irish American Heritage Month & National Women's History Month and pick one.

I used to study Exercise Science, so doing something about nutrition felt like work :P I do have a bit of Irish in me & hubby has even more, but that post would probably get too long...and I'd want a Guinness after, which I am currently out of. And Women's month...shouldn't they all be?

Anyway, i decided to stick with Spring because I am so eager for it. I am not usually like this. I get the usual drearies that most Michiganders do and this season was a pretty mild one for us. But for some reason, I am itching for Spring. I even noticed that my tulips started popping!! At least I am pretty sure they are tulips :P See...

And in my shop - tons of Spring! There is pink and general bright cheeriness everywhere! These are some of my faves:

Pink:
Candy Kaleidoscope Backpack, Blooms Handbag, Shadow Gold Clutch, Pink Pebbles Tote
Blue:
Illusions Capri Blue Backpack, Green Handbag, Butterfly Garden Clutch, Pink and Orange Purse

POP!

I was going to save these for my Wordless Wednesday...but I was too geeked...my tulips popped open yesterday!! I was able to snap a few pictures this morning. The lilies will be next!

BlogFire: April Showers

"April showers bring May flowers..."

I sure hope so! Remember those budding tulips? Well...the rain we are having has helped them grow quite a bit. They are almost ready to bloom. I snapped a few shots yesterday morning:



And it also looks like my lilies are getting ready too:


How are your flowers coming along?

Now if only the rain wasn't falling down in 40* weather...especially when it was 75* only one day before! April weather is just schizo...near freezing in the a.m. and near 70* after school. I feel sorry for my son - all bundled up on the way to school & a warm sweaty mess coming home.

Spring Shows Its Face

Etsybloggers rock! Just a little pimpin' for my blogging buds on etsy. This is their...our...carnival after all.

...and now back to our regularly scheduled writing...

Spring's face?...well...its leaves anyway. That is my first Spring-y thing I noticed outside. I just hope they survive the 30*F weather we have been having lately. I am actually amazed that they keep coming up. They were planted long after I got the bulbs at a wedding, or was it baby?, shower. Sturdy little guys - hopefully the Spring weather will soon follow.



Birds coming back, I guess that's another sign of Spring. I have seen a few. And heard a few trying to get into our vents on the roof. I am not looking forward to climbing up there to check. But the bird I noticed the most was the first casualty of Spring....


...I knew I should have brought him inside, but my son loved looking out the window to watch him get buried in the snow.