Contentment by design - Living - Places photo #1129

Yesterday, it was sunny and in the mid-70s F (~23 C). A gentle breeze was blowing. As we walked down the lane on our daily walk, the breeze kept enveloping us in one of the most wonderful fragrances life has to offer, the scent of wild plums in blossom. Wild plums are one of the first things to flower in the spring, and their flowers come out before their leaves. The wild plum bushes along the lane were absolutely covered in bees in every size, from tiny ones all the way up to big bumblebees.

Today we awakened to a heavy snowfall, with a couple inches of snow already blanketing everything and freezing temperatures. It was a somewhat unreal experience to be wearing a coat, insulated gloves, and a wool hat, and to be out shoveling snow just 24 hours after the kind of walk we experienced yesterday wearing short sleeves and sunglasses. But this is the Rocky Mountains foothill!