The weather did not suck today. And, it’s supposed to suck less tomorrow and even less the next day. Four days in the next week are supposed to top out at 70F. There’s a 40% chance of rain on Saturday, but Friday and Sunday? Patio gardening, here I come!
After days and days and days of disgusting grey weather, the sky has finally cleared.
The sun is out.
That is all. As you were, comrades.
We didn’t get much of it, but what we got stuck around just long enough for me to get a few pictures. It’s all gone, now.
This what today looked like.
These were actually taken just seconds apart, but at different distances from the window.
We had some thunder and lightning a little bit ago. I know that it’s March and all, but isn’t it still a bit early for spring storms?
Three Pears (detail, in progress)
oil on canvas
32 x 48 inches
The background drapery is only about half done. I also need to do some tweaking to the fold that goes behind this pear. And add the stems. And do the platform they’re sitting on. It’s getting there, though.
Oh, and it’s raining again, which will probably mean more ice by morning. Fun.
I was hoping that the snow we’re getting would provide a little bit of traction on the ice, but no. It’s actually slicker with the snow, than it was without it. When it was just bare ice, every place you stepped, your shoes melted a thin layer of it, which made it slightly sticky. As long as you stepped carefully, you’d be okay. The snow has basically added a nice polish on the ice.
Even the dog, who is half mountain goat, has trouble staying upright on this stuff.
Ugh.
And, it’s warm enough next to the building that the area just outside my patio door is still a swamp. An icy swamp. Mr. Foo Dog sits under the most drippy part, so he’s sporting a long beardsicle.
This lens is nowhere near fast enough to catch raindrops, but I gave it a try, anyway.
About the only good thing I can say about the current weather is that the rain might melt the ice off my car. I’m not holding my breath, though, because it’s still below freezing, and my car looks like a giant, blue ice cube.
It’s supposed to start snowing any minute now. Then, the dreaded wintry mix, which they’re threatening will last until tomorrow evening. The snow, I’m fine with. We haven’t had much snow this winter, and I really enjoyed the last one. Ice, though, makes me want to cry.
red paper boat 