A February Surprise

There have been some plants in the back yard fooled into thinking it must be Spring.

Yesterday, I looked out my kitchen window and saw a few hints of yellow in these plants.


Today, when I glanced out the window again, there were blooming flowers. What a surprise, I thought it would have taken another few days before they blossomed. These are our first flowering plants of the year. Hopefully, they are a sign of warmer days to come.

Minnesota Clydesdale

This wonderful beast was abandoned by its mother as a calf and this Minnesota farmer raised it to adulthood among his work horses. The moose is tame and has learned to pull lumber along with the working horses. This farmer says it actually pulls the logs better than the horse teams and seems to enjoy doing its job. The farmer mentioned that the moose takes off for a few weeks during mating season and comes back faithfully every year.

I never realized just how large these animals were until this picture of the farmer hitching the moose up to his next pulling job.

Recycling Tires and making Art

This takes recycling tires to a new dimension.

What a pleasant surprise to fine these pictures in my email box this week so, I thought I would share them.

Enjoy!