It’s understandable if you felt like there wasn’t much to smile about this past week. Off and on these past few days I’ve been feeling pretty down too. After all, thousands of people are dying, and the rest of us, the lucky ones, are confined to our homes. Those less lucky still have to go out to work, risking their own lives and the lives of their families to do so.
No, there’s not a lot to smile about right now.
Still…I made it out to my favorite park before I realized it was too crowded to visit. And Katie-girl and I have explored our backyard and have come to a realization.
Spring waits for no virus.
So here’s a compilation of things that made me smile this week, both at the park and here in my very own yard.
I hope you were able to smile too. Stay safe everyone, and stay home.
Change Is Hard 
April 5, 2020 at 5:59 pm
Your pictures sure made me smile, especially the one of Katie. Thanks for the lovely pictures. It’s quite the time we are in.
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April 5, 2020 at 7:52 pm
Katie was watching a neighbor driving a 4 wheel on his property. She was very intensely interested.
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April 6, 2020 at 11:57 am
I bet! Our Liam was a little too interested in anything with wheels. Because of this he could race safely back and forth when anything zoomed by. If it was really loud and exciting, he would spin around three times. Makes me smile just to think of that dear old dog buddy.
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April 5, 2020 at 6:03 pm
Wow you got some great pictures. I think my backyard is nearly dry, it will be nice to sit outside.
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April 5, 2020 at 7:54 pm
I was just thinking it would be a nice evening to sit on the deck. Didn’t get there, but some evening soon! Katie LOVES to sit out there on a cool evening…guarding against squirrels who have long since gone to bed.
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April 5, 2020 at 6:24 pm
Lovely photos! Thank you for the smiles this week! 😀👍❤️
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April 5, 2020 at 7:53 pm
You are welcome! I hope we have even bigger smiles this coming week!
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April 5, 2020 at 6:58 pm
Oh yes, these definitely can brighten us anytime, any day
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April 5, 2020 at 7:53 pm
I’m glad!
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April 5, 2020 at 7:09 pm
Katie looks so regal! The chipmunk and woodpecker….beautiful captures, Dawn. All I have is squirrels in my backyard. And they can hear me focusing my camera….so no photos.
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April 5, 2020 at 7:55 pm
Katie was intensely watching a neighbor over in his yard. I thought she looked quite regal too, so grabbed it before she noticed me. The squirrels here are so fat they don’t care about the camera.
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April 5, 2020 at 8:36 pm
Well, our squirrels are getting ready for beach weather…..
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April 5, 2020 at 7:12 pm
We’re blessed that it’s spring that’s coming and not winter!! At least we’re able to get outside in our own yards to enjoy it — and yes, I’m smiling at your gorgeous photos!
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April 5, 2020 at 7:56 pm
I agree, this would be even more depressing if it was happening n November.
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April 5, 2020 at 9:05 pm
Nice shots, all smile worthy, though I think I have said before how cool it is that you see those sand hill cranes 🙂
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April 7, 2020 at 9:38 am
I agree. It’s really, really cool.
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April 5, 2020 at 11:01 pm
Admit it: you’re happy the snow has melted!
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April 7, 2020 at 9:39 am
Very happy. We didn’t get all that much this year, though the first snow of the year, in November, was early, and a doozy.
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April 6, 2020 at 5:52 am
It’s the simple pleasures that make us smile! Thank you!
Stay well…
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April 10, 2020 at 3:10 pm
It certainly is!
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April 6, 2020 at 10:32 am
You know what made me smile this week? Mowing the lawn. I enjoyed being outside, being productive, seeing people walk and drive by, often waving at me, as they did so. How’s that for simple gratitude!
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April 7, 2020 at 9:40 am
I was walking the dog in the yard this week and realized that the lawn could use mowing already. I think I’ll enjoy that too…though the last 2 years husband has hired someone to do it and I expect, if the young man is willing to come, we’ll pay him to do it this year too. He is a single father with a bunch of kids and does this on the side. I’m sure these days his budget is tight. Though I DO like mowing the grass myself…
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April 6, 2020 at 4:08 pm
Thank you for the reminder to keep looking for signs of spring–on days this week when it’s been 10 degrees below “normal” for the date, and it’s overcast and dark and rainy, hard to remember that the sunshine will return again. Someday.
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April 7, 2020 at 9:41 am
It IS hard when days and days on end are dreary. But you have such beautiful places out there that must be just bursting with spring. And once I’m done with it, I’ll send the sun back to you. Promise.
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April 6, 2020 at 9:38 pm
Love the spring flowers and animals. Katie is so pretty.
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April 7, 2020 at 9:42 am
Thank you. I’m looking forward to the end of April when the crab apples will be blooming everywhere.
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April 7, 2020 at 6:07 pm
The weather was warm enough for me to sit outside today.
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April 8, 2020 at 6:00 pm
I have been wanting to go to the park but I know what it will be like and its just not worth it. Instead, I walk around our 2 acres chasing a 20# puppy named Cricket that turns into Taz if I try and stop her LOL. Sunshine is my friend our yard is my life at this point. I am bored I have not done any crafts this week I need to get back to it..
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April 9, 2020 at 11:29 am
We have 1.5 acres, so it’s sort of like a park here too. Last night the funniest thing happened. Katie, who is 13, and I make a perimeter walk around the back yard once a day. Usually it’s during the day while her dad is out working on his brother’s house. We usually have a sedate walk, me urging her along as she gets fixated on sniffing every little thing. But yesterday we didn’t get the walk in during the day and after supper a storm was coming. I said to her “Baby girl, if we’re going to walk around the yard we better get going.” The wind was picking up and it had gotten noticeably cooler. We did an abbreviated walk along the back lot line, and then headed back to the house. When I went to pick her up to put her on the deck (she doesn’t do stairs) she grinned at me and raced away, going in circles – official zoomies! So we played that game for awhile…I’d run toward her and she’d spin away and then wait for me to do it again. Her dad was watching from the house and came out to play too, so all three of us raced around the yard, spinning and circling until she decided she was ready to go in. It was so much fun. We haven’t seen her do zoomies in years. I’m so glad we got to witness it in her again.
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April 13, 2020 at 12:19 pm
The change in weather made her a bit hyper I guess. How cute she sounds like so much fun.
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April 13, 2020 at 2:01 pm
She is my bestest girl.
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