The first signs of spring

I was listening to my ipod like normal when I walked through the park yesterday morning on my way to the train station, and instead of my head being filled with the music of Brand New what I could hear was Brand New with bursts of tweeting. Thinking there might be some weird thing going on with my pod I turned it off so that I could take a look at it, and then noticed that I was surrounded in a very loud chorus of bird song. It was beautiful. The early morning sunlight was filtering through the trees, the slightly wet path was sparkling under it's rays and the birds were singing their hearts out. It was beautiful. So I put my ipod back in my bag and walked through the park enjoying what felt like maybe the first signs of Spring. I certainly hope Spring is nearly here. I love it when the flowers start to bloom and the trees grow new leaves, there is something very cheerful about it and it feels like it has been winter for a long time.

My dog Buffy is sulking right now as I have just had to tell her off again for trying to eat cat food. For some reason she seems to love the stuff (though to be fair she seems to pretty much want to eat anything that is food like or is not... like plastic, Cd's, chairs, etc...)

I took a day off this week and had a private riding lesson, which was brilliant. My instructor put me on the lunge for a part of the lesson and I was able to really get my balance by trotting in circles quite fast with no hands. I really feel it gave me a lot of confidence, and Jimmy (the horse I ride) was really good for the whole lesson. My instructor had told me that I needed to be more bossy with him to make him listen to me and I feel like I really managed it as after the first couple of tries he was listening and doing everything that I asked him too. I feel very pleased and am looking forward to my next lesson on Sunday.

I was just so glad to have a day off from work this week. Over the last couple of weeks at points I have been so busy and overwhelmed with work I haven't felt like I have been able to have a clear thought. It is like having to constantly address emergency situations except with more boring things like presentations and spreadsheets etc. I feel like there is nothing really creative to what I do. But I guess it will all pay off when I have saved enough money to go and see my friends in Az and I manage to have a decent amount of time off.

Anyway today is Saturday and I don't have to work :) I am going to spend the day doing a bit of yoga, a bit of drawing and I might go and check out if there is any new exhibitions at the art gallery inside the park near me.

Buffy is now over her sulk and is snuggled up by my feet - she is never moody for long.

I am off to enjoy my day.

Snow storms

Well I walked home from the train station tonight in a snow storm that does not seem to be letting up. It has been snowing steadily all day and I think it is pretty much supposed to be like this all week... don't get me wrong I like the snow, in fact generally I pretty much love it. I am not really loving it on work days though. The whole getting soaked with snow and trudging up hill for half an hour wet, cold and dodging snow balls, kindly thrown by teenage boys at anybody who happened to walk in the vicinity of them is just not my idea of a good time...

hmmm anyway rant over.

My dog Buffy came in from playing in the garden last night with a snow beard - it was very funny.

I watched the film 2 Days in Paris again on Saturday night with friend Sara, I always manage to forget just how funny, weird and sweet it is. I really enjoyed watching it again. I feel in awe of Julie Delpy's talent, writing, directing and starring and even doing the music. She is awesome.

I went to my Pilates class at lunch today and it was a really good session, I left feeling really energised and happy. It is such a nice thing to break up the most horrible day of the week. Plus the place I got is so nice. The staff are really friendly and the classes are really small so you gets lots of attention when you need help getting into the more difficult positions. I really feel it is helping me lots with my posture and balance, which in turn helps my horse riding skills. Always a good thing.

I find myself wondering if Dar Williams wrote her song February after a day like mine...? (If you have not heard Dar's song, you should check it out as it is pretty damn sweet.

Well Happy February!