Spring? Is that you?

OK, so last weekend was a nice tease of spring up here in Vermont. We had sunshine, and (relatively) warm temperatures too. On Saturday things were slow to warm up though..we actually attempted to go birding, which we haven't had a chance to do since our February trip to Florida, so we packed up Aiden for a stroll along the Colchester Railroad Causeway. There were lots of good ducks and geese (Hooded and Common Mergansers, Ring-necked Ducks, Mallards, Common Goldeneye, Bufflehead, American Wigeon and Canada Geese) but MAN! The wind was COLD! It had to be about a 15 to 20 degree wind chill coming off of the iced-over section of Lake Champlain, and we had to create a "boy in the bubble" using some plastic stroller attachment that we had no idea how to use. Aiden could stand it only about a half hour, so we had to call it quits early. That's what we get for going birding at 9AM in March in Vermont.




The afternoon was much nicer- it warmed up until it was mild enough to sit outside on the porch without a winter jacket and have the first margarita of the season. Plus we grilled dinner outside twice and did yardwork all day Sunday! Amazing! We decided that the first time in the spring that you eat charcoal grilled food after having none all winter is as close to heaven as you can get. (the margaritas probably had something to do with that decision too...)