tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10013142.post-9589923703985209172008-02-25T06:06:00.007-06:002008-02-25T06:34:39.174-06:00"Note that exploding head syndrome is not an example of spontaneous human combustion, nor does it involve the head actually exploding."<br /><br />-----<br /><br />I've been busy getting ready for the first spring craft show (Cottontails), so haven't been out and about much. But I can't believe I forgot to post these pictures from a couple of weeks ago:<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_yj2JE1tFssM/R8KyBPriW3I/AAAAAAAAA4Q/IZQGzCheRWE/s1600-h/s2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_yj2JE1tFssM/R8KyBPriW3I/AAAAAAAAA4Q/IZQGzCheRWE/s320/s2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170891056633502578" /></a><br /><br />You may have to enlarge the picture to see it, but this is actual snow.<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_yj2JE1tFssM/R8KyAvriW2I/AAAAAAAAA4I/lLHEvOfksPk/s1600-h/s1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_yj2JE1tFssM/R8KyAvriW2I/AAAAAAAAA4I/lLHEvOfksPk/s320/s1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170891048043567970" /></a><br /><br />It only stuck this much, though.<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_yj2JE1tFssM/R8KyBvriW4I/AAAAAAAAA4Y/NG6xwHJ8h-0/s1600-h/s3.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_yj2JE1tFssM/R8KyBvriW4I/AAAAAAAAA4Y/NG6xwHJ8h-0/s320/s3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170891065223437186" /></a><br /><br />People in the north probably have no conception of this, but around here, whenever snow is mentioned, you have to also discuss whether or not it will <i>stick</i>. (It usually doesn't.)<br /><br />In other terribly exciting weather news, it has been raining.<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_yj2JE1tFssM/R8KyCfriW5I/AAAAAAAAA4g/u1jk81vfM0U/s1600-h/r1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_yj2JE1tFssM/R8KyCfriW5I/AAAAAAAAA4g/u1jk81vfM0U/s320/r1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170891078108339090" /></a><br />Recent view...<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_yj2JE1tFssM/R0GXPCSUOLI/AAAAAAAAAtU/q12hub1nJyc/s1600-h/afterpond.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_yj2JE1tFssM/R0GXPCSUOLI/AAAAAAAAAtU/q12hub1nJyc/s320/afterpond.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5134551334746601650" /></a><br />which is better than this...<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_yj2JE1tFssM/R0GXOiSUOKI/AAAAAAAAAtM/j85LCINrZ_8/s1600-h/ShopFallNorm.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_yj2JE1tFssM/R0GXOiSUOKI/AAAAAAAAAtM/j85LCINrZ_8/s320/ShopFallNorm.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5134551326156667042" /></a><br />but still not back to this... which is what we used to call "normal".<br /><br />We didn't have nearly the number of winter Hooded Merganser visitors that we are used to. But lately there have been quite a few Wood Ducks hanging around. (They're extremely camera-shy though.)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/10013142-958992370398520917?l=rurality.blogspot.com'/></div>Ruralityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06616461213179182660noreply@blogger.com20