I thank the Loyal Readers who asked about our weather yesterday. As it is the start of European Daylight Saving Time here (much to our annoyance as it curtails our sleep a little), I thought I would say a little about the 'spring' in Finland(N). So here I am, in my sweater, at the window, wondering if I'll get to go outside in the next month.
This is the current view outside. Äiti has done reasonable snow work on the Catio and we hope that the icy snow will melt in the next month. There's still about 50 cm of snow in the garden and the temperature has reached +7'C some days. In the sun, it is warm enough for the furry felocrats to sit outside, and there is already a lot of light as the days rapidly get longer.
Spring is coming and there are more birds singing loudly. The snack dispenser nextbox at the far end of the garden is already being inspected. At some point the plants will start to grow and they are fairly explosive in that - one day they are twigs and within a week they are full of leaves. Each year Äiti means to take a time lapse, but never does.
In the meantime, we wait patiently for the warmth. Tessie is doing so too - she is wandering around indoors but so far has not eaten. She still has ages to wait for dandelions to come.
