Ever heard of "Dogwood Spring?" Our local meteorologist has been using the term the past couple of days as we are experiencing a Dogwood Spring right now.
It is a reference to a time in spring when unseasonably cold weather comes through and disrupts the usual progression of the world waking up from winter. It is cold outside and I am thinking more about hot chocolate rather than coke right now!
My lone (and very hardy) wild onion has braved the cold temps and is blooming, but nothing else is at the moment. (Well, dandelions. But they bloom almost year round. LOL)
We had a lot of family activities this weekend which meant that we would be out in that colder weather a lot. Fortunately, the first activity was indoors - Ian's wax museum at his school.
The 5th grade classes put on a wax museum of famous people, and his choice was Enzo Ferrari.
Craig and I drove out to his school (waaaaay out in the country), but it was worth the drive. And we were warm, both in the car and at the wax museum.
Saturday was a different story. Ian's soccer team had a match and that was outdoors, of course.
An hour later, Mila's team also had a match.
Naturally, Pepper had to come over and make sure that those bare feet stayed warm for me. I'm her partner, her responsibility, and she keeps a good eye on me. (Meanwhile, my feet were roasting!) Silly, sweet girl!
Coach Curt out on the field giving her some directions.
Mila usually plays (and prefers) defender or midfielder, but he moved her up to forward.
She's a good soccer player and he rotates all the team members through positions so they get experience at them. As forward this weekend, she scored a goal!
Despite the chilly weather, we still go down to the park every morning and play frisbee with Pepper and Tammo. Saturday as I was rolling my walker through the field, my wheel got tangled in something which then wrapped around my ankle and tripped me.
Fishing line! Yards and yards of it!
I detangled my wheel and ankle and then began gathering it up. It ran all the way from the lake, past the pavilion, and then to the sidewalk beyond. A weight was still attached, but not the hook. I sure hope that that hook is not lying in the grass somewhere for a park user, human or canine, to step on. (I put a note on our neighborhood Facebook page cautioning others about what I'd found.)
When it's Dogwood Spring and so chilly outside, it can be nice to snuggle together in blankets, especially if you've been "forced" to go outside and chase frisbees. Poor, poor puppies! LOL
I soon warmed up and kicked off my shoes while reading.
Dogwood Spring should end by tomorrow and hopefully I can put my jackets and sweaters back into the closet and leave them there until next fall. But you never know.
This is Indiana, after all.
That super long post intended for yesterday still isn't complete but I'm close. It's my guess for this year's BreyerFest Surprise Horse.
Stay 'tooned!
