Quiet Skies

With the falling of the ash comes closure of the airport last night. Many more stranded travelers, stores & restaurants closing and moving of some planes from the Air Force base here and a very quiet ski. It was very unusual to not have planes flying overhead and rumbling through the night. Not last night. It was very quiet...kind of weird.
Here at our house we only got a dusting of ash, but enough to darken the snow a little. I wrote you a note in it but I'm still having trouble getting them to here.
I can tell that spring IS getting closer though with my rhubarb just peaking up out of the ground about an inch. The snow is just a foot away from them. It's a good thing it hardy, otherwise it wouldn't survive here. The birds are singing and the squirrels are driving Angel crazy. It's fun to watch Angel be soooooo intense when she sees them.
I'll be very glad when we make it through the rest of March and April. May usually brings green grass, more flowers and lots warmer temps. I can't wait to be able to get out more. I guess you could say, I have cabin fever bad this year. This time of year I also hibernate more, eat more, gain more weight and do less. NOT a good combination. :(