Signs of spring ...

This past Sunday, we zipped over to Neepawa and on the way back we saw what we first thought was a flight of geese ... from a distance they looked white, so we assumed they were snow geese making their way north from their southern sojourn. But when we pulled into Minnedosa we had a chance to see them relatively close up, and they were not geese at all ...

... They were PELICANS. There was about 30 or 35 Pelicans winging their way north ... They circled over the lake here in Minnedosa, but finding no open water they continued on their way.

If they came today, they would find our lake thawing rapidly in the warm weather we've been enjoying ...

So, it is spring in Manitoba ... the Red River is running high and flood waters are threatening a wide variety of communities including parts of Winnipeg ... the snow is melting ... soon the prairie crocus will be making an appearance and spring will be here in its fullness.

I commented to someone today whent he rain stopped that it was a beautiful day - but in three months we'll be complaining that it is too hot. He agreed and said - 'three months ago we were complaining it was to cold ... there's just no pleasing some people.' We both laughed - but such is the reality of our seasons ...

We chat about the weather - but we don't appreciate it at the time ... we always pick fault with the weather - be it too hot, too cold, too damp, too dry - whatever!!

But watching the snow vanish before our eyes in the last couple of days all I can say is - it's spring on the prairies, and with the sun shining it's beautiful ... hopefully the flood waters will recede before they do much damage. In the meantime, our prayers and thoughts go with those who watch and wait as the waters swirl and rise ...

dayenu,