WE WERE ALL SET FOR SPRING - AND THEN THIS HAPPENED

Snow - but it didn't stop the chick-a-dee from showing up looking for food.

A PEACEFUL SPRING SCENE IN ARROYO GRANDE

I took this photo at least 8 years or so ago ... and i don't know for sure if it is Arroyo Grande or Pismo, California  (Laura you would know).

I think this was in the spring because you can see just the slightest bit of yellow (wildflowers possibly or maybe a tree) in the hills in the background.

Today seems like it is shaping up to be a beautiful spring day if the wind will cease as it's suppose to do by 1:00 today.  The weather reports up here in the mountains are rarely accurate especially when it comes to wind.  I'm ready to go hiking if it does settle down!

OH LUCKY DAY -

One day awhile back - a long while back - I walked into a Mexican Restaurant and this was the first thing I saw (besides the bathroom door I was looking for).  This beautiful mural was near a hallway to my left as I walked in and as luck would have it, I had my camera with me. 

I found years ago that some of the best art is either near or in the restrooms at restaurants.  Since that time whenever I need a restroom while out dining - I always have my camera and...if the mirror near the sinks is one that makes me look about 25 pounds lighter - I definitely take a selfie....nah ... only kidding 
...because I haven't found a mirror that accomplishes that for me.

I have a collection of bathroom art - isn't that weird.

THROWBACK THURSDAY

Sometimes it's fun to join in and post an old favorite. 

This photo is a favorite because this particular day I remember moving the nyger feeder from a spot farther away to up closer by my porch  and the birds started arriving.  I could sit for hours watching them.  Some would land on the jade plants underneath and await their turn. 

I SAW THIS ALLIGATOR ALONG THE SHORELINE OF LAKE ARROWHEAD YESTERDAY

This fellow was quite scary.  I tentatively walked by it, snapped a photo and then ran!  That was my scary Monday experience.  I have read about being aware of the "ides of March" but I thought it was about settling debts - instead it is about alligators on your path.

I had the thought to go look up animal symbology and here is what it said about alligator...hmmm...

"The hideous alligator stands for respect, fear, magic, instinct, shrewdness, strength, agility, creation, dependence, efficiency, emotion, courage, secretiveness, and indestructibility. As a spirit animal, it shows you the way to protect and care for your loved ones, maintaining an aggressive attitude.

It kind of fits for the day I was having..

also Mike reminded me that this was the second alligator we saw yesterday while walking at the lake.  The first one is below - ...It's a blow up of something that lost it's air and was floating by a dock - Mike said when we passed it - "look there's a dead alligator in the water" so I had to get a pic - and then we pass this one later.

So Alligator Symbology definitely was  showing up for me yesterday.