Did You Notice?

 Even though the ground rodent said spring was not eminent, I wonder if you've noticed any telltale signs that there is some change in the air?  It's been a very bitter cold and snowy winter for Ohio and many others all over the country. Even sunny Florida has felt the chill.  I must admit that today was a real gift from God.  My car said 52de today! And the sun was shining!  I even sat outside in a chair alongside Jack and let the sun hit me in the face.  It felt like heaven!  The huge ice sickles are now history:

I showed this one in a previous post, but it grew to hit the roof above the kitchen. Today it's all gone! It was pretty muddy though and we had to give Annabelle a bath after her walk.  It's hard being an all-white, short legged doggy! While we were sitting outside, I noticed Annabelle licking the cement on the driveway.  She then preceded to throw up! I'm assuming she found some salt left over from the freeze? I made some chicken and rice for her for dinner and she seems better now.  Back to the signs of change...I noticed that it was still light out at 6pm!

This was 6pm the other day. I look forward to lighter later days and lighter early mornings.  I know that's still some weeks away, but I love the first signs of the longer daylight.  Since the weather this past weekend was pretty cold and nasty, I decided to put together a puzzle I've had sitting around for over a year.  I'm really not a puzzle gal but I couldn't resist this one.  It has a westie dog like Annabelle in it and it's a summer picnic scene...a sign perhaps?

I'm going to glue it together with mod podge stuff and frame it to put up in Summer. I like to change out pictures on my walls.  I hope near you the season is showing signs of change even if it's only a little lighter at night or perhaps a lovely warm day that gives hope of brighter times ahead.  Speaking of having a brighter head:

I had my hairdresser throw a few bright highlights on this old gal's head! Ha! Have a good rest of this week!