I should not have been surprised, but I didn’t see it coming. Yesterday it rained most of the day, and it was still raining when I went to bed last night. The wind howled and moaned around the chimney all day, but it wasn’t very cold. This morning when I looked outside I was startled to see this:
Patio Seating Still Available
Turn Up the Heat, Please
Cold Coverlet
Waiting In the Wings
A robin sat still in one spot for the longest time as if bemused by the change, wondering what happened to the lovely warmth of the past few days.
“I thought it was spring….”
Still, a bird’s gotta do what a bird’s gotta do.
Looking and Listening
And you know what they say.
The Early Bird [228/365]
I’m sure it was all just a late April Fool’s joke, and this was absolutely the last snow before spring comes to stay, right?
Right?
Sea Blue Lens 
April 16, 2014 at 4:28 pm
Well, it’s almost Easter. God probably just figured Spring needed a little powdered sugar on top. 🙂
April 16, 2014 at 4:33 pm
Right. It better be right. Excellent shots….that worm one is super amazing. I shouldn’t have put my wool socks away quite so early. Grrrrrrr.
April 16, 2014 at 5:51 pm
Love the shot of the bird & the worm- perfect timing! Hopefulyl it will be a bit warmer soon x
April 16, 2014 at 6:20 pm
Some jokes are just not funny! Looks like that early bird was successful.
April 16, 2014 at 6:34 pm
We were “victims” of this little joke too. 😦
Fortunately, it will be gone before long, and we will once again be able to welcome spring (I hope!!!)
I absolutely LOVE the last photograph here, Lee.
Fantastic timing on your part!
April 16, 2014 at 6:54 pm
Great shots, Lee. Quite the tug-of-war between that worm and Robin. We got a big dump of snow on Sunday. Fortunately the trees aren’t really leafed-out yet. But everyone is really ready for Spring!
April 16, 2014 at 7:26 pm
Let’s hope so. I had a good two inches on the ground yesterday morning, so NOT funny.
April 16, 2014 at 8:53 pm
I don’t want to burst your bubble, but I think there are no guarantees left when it comes to the weather. We had the same thing happen here. The good news? It’s warmer and it’s melting. Great photos!
April 16, 2014 at 9:05 pm
Perfect ending . . . .got the worm, indeed!
April 17, 2014 at 12:19 am
Absolutely! Perfect capture of the robin getting the worm.
April 17, 2014 at 11:24 am
Of course! Spring REALLY is here this time. The same thing happened to us here in Ohio – the daffodils finally bloomed full force and the next day they were frozen under a blanket of snow. Love your titles and your capture of the bird at his work.
April 17, 2014 at 11:57 am
Incredible! It really can’t snow any more, why it’s almost May! Your early bird capture is amazing. Great post!
April 18, 2014 at 6:37 am
What a wonderful collection of photos and captions–very clever. My favorite is the top one, especially the old car captured in the crook of the tree.
Wishing you sunshine and warm temps…
April 18, 2014 at 5:43 pm
I was wondering who got snow! We had a couple of frosted mornings, but it didn’t seem to bother the spring flowers! I love, love, love the robin and her worm!
April 21, 2014 at 3:12 pm
There was snow where I was in Northern Indiana, too. Crazy!
April 21, 2014 at 8:15 pm
Where is spring anyway. Love coming for a visit.
April 28, 2014 at 2:05 am
wonderful shots, I hope it heats up soon!
April 28, 2014 at 4:26 am
Amazing capture on that last shot! Hope it has warmed up for you now. 🙂
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May 1, 2014 at 9:01 pm
Oh no!!!!! We had flooding rains here, but NO SNOW! Thank goodness. But I DID wonder how much snow this would have all been, if it had been colder!