3-19-2011- St. Joseph's feast day, the last day of winter.

Just about everyone  knows  St. Patrick's day is the 17th of march.   For us ''Catholics", we know that after St. Paddy's day, comes St Joseph's day on the 19th.  Funny what we remember and observe from our youth.
Happy St. Joseph's day everyone! 

Friday was a taste of spring/summer. The thermometer showed a high of 77 degrees and it was just a wonderful warm day after all the cold and raw days so far. Might have actually been just a little too warm all of a sudden.  I  was out and about with a friend enjoying the sun and warm breezes. checking out the retreat location, the detoured roads and other local hot spots an old fashioned drive in where you can sit inside for lunch or walk up to a window order, and eat in ypur car, or drive away.  Good food but a little too far for every day.

What a beautiful  day Friday was for sure.

Today, Saturday,  Is the last day of winter.   It is back to feeling like late winter in terms of weather too.  While super warm on the enclosed front porch (80 degrees when sunny) the temps are hardly hitting 50 degrees outside. Add a cold breeze blowing and partly cloudy....still winter here.

Sunday is the first day of SPRING. The temperatures should reflect end of winter though.
here are a few more photo's of what is blooming or about to bloom here.

last years pansies blooming now.

Lenten rose, (Heilborn) getting ready to flower.