April Fooling

Mother Nature is a prankster.

For April Fool's Day, she spread my recycling all over the yard. We finally got some (much-needed!) rain last night. It arrived on the wings of a big wind and I had already put the bin out.

This morning I celebrated the fresh, cool, post-rain morning with a private Easter egg hunt in my own front yard -- finding sparkling water cans in the flower beds and under various bushes. The bin itself was upside down, smack in the middle of the driveway. It seemed like a challenge -- or maybe it was an invitation.

A walk in the wet grass at dawn is a lovely thing.

Now the windows are open, the cats are arrayed around the house, and we are all enjoying a cool breeze as I settle down to my workday.

I hope Mother Nature is pleased with herself. She is certainly full of surprises.