fridays with oscar
as you can see from the photos, spring has arrived here in athens, ga. it may be several weeks ahead of schedule, considering the temps have been unseasonably warm. i’m loving all of the buds bursting into blooms. the birds are singing, and a few mosquitos have buzzed by my ear (time for a target run to buy mosquito repellent)although i’m not certain if they are as large as those that reside in minnesota. the land of ten thousand lakes claims the mosquito as their state bird! and there are other critters big and small roaming around our neighborhood. if you’ve scrolled through all of the photos you noticed, 3rd photo from the bottom, a snake that was sunning on a little bridge quite close to home! ugh. it’s been years since i’ve seen one that large up close and personal, going back to our days in houston… and that’s been quite all right with me. one of our neighbors in the lone star state (a native all of a size 4) upon sighting a snake would grab her shovel and chop the head off. impressive. me? i scream and run, as fast as i can. which was just what oscar and i did. guess who’s going to have their eyes darting back and forth, focused on the ground for quite some time in the coming weeks.
snakes or no snakes, oscar and i wish each of you a lovely weekend!
labels: denim Lucky Brand; shirt JCrew; sweater Banana Republic (similar here and here) shoes Zara (similar here and here); belt JCrew
When I saw the snake on the picture i asked myself: didn’t Beth run? I know I would. I would do just like you looking all the corners imagening other snakes sunning around. Didn’t oscar feel curious and try to smell it to “say” hi?
i caught a glimpse of the snake before oscar so we’ll never know!
xoxo beth
LOL Beth. Welcome to Georgia! The snake thing is something I had to go through too when I moved down here from NYS 3 years ago. I’m slowly feeling comfortable enough to venture into my garden.
thanks, Melinda! i just might be wearing my wellies while out and about in our yard…
xoxo beth
I’m with you…snakes are creepy!! Good thing Oscar felt the same way! I’m a little jealous of the good weather although our snow should be melted by the weekend!! But here’s to another date night with tights in my corner of the world!! jodie
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just when you think winter is over it strikes another blow. march always seemed to be the snowiest month in minnesota. but i can remember thinking if i saw one more snowflake i just might have a meltdown… hangeth thou in there!
xoxo beth
Ha! That snake is something else! I’m sure you’ll get used to it…?!??? At least you and Oscar look fabulous!
Have a great weekend!
thanks, andrea! i can assure you that i will never get used to snakes… they were commonplace in houston, and i would catch glimpses of them in minneapolis. but i’m not a fan of reptiles!
xoxo beth
Ewwww, snakes! Other than that, the scenery is beautiful. How does Oscar feel about reptiles? xoxo
i know… one downside of a hotter climate. i saw the snake before oscar so we don’t know what his feelings are yet!
xoxo beth