The View From Here: First Day of Spring 2011

Welcome Spring, at last! But... what's this? SNOW?!?!?!?!? Hmmm, there must be some mistake. Especially since we hit almost 70 degrees the week before. Sigh...

My artistic rendering of snow on a tree branch:

Well, at least something looks bright and cheerful today:

and the crocus didn't croak either:

The View From Here: President's Day Snow

It snowed yet again around here, this time on President's Day:

Later on, after the sun came out, I noticed the tomatoes I had put on the windowsill to ripen. The way the tomatoes were arranged just resonated with me, so I photographed it:

Perhaps I may create a sketch of them from the photo; we ate two of the tomatoes already.