A hint of spring

It's not exactly what you would call warm outside, but spring is definitely on its way. This morning when I opened up the shades, the sun was above the building across the street and came streaming into the living room. THAT was nice! I love when the sun gets up high in the sky again. You can actually feel its warmth on your face now, too. A definite bonus!

I took the dogs on a nice long walk out Derby Wharf this morning and it still looks like a disaster zone down there! We had SUCH a storm last Thursday! Winds were higher than the last hurricane that came through here in 1991, Hurricane Bob. Not a very dignified-sounding hurricane! Something like 65,000 people in our region lost power and some just got it back yesterday! Yikes!

Here is Derby Wharf:
It's a bit over 1/2 mile long and is a really nice walk. At the end is a little lighthouse and from that vantage point, you can really see the pretty architecture of the homes along Derby Street, and there are views of the pretty islands out at the mouth of our harbor.

Here's what it looks like right now:

Ha ha! Just kidding!

Suffice it to say that the wharf is covered in huge rocks and seaweed and other flotsam. It's really a mess out there!

Happy almost-spring, everyone! Only 12 more days until we spring-forward the clocks! Yipppeeeeeeeeeeeeee!