The weather here in March - or at any time of year, for that matter - is predictably unpredictable.  You never know what's going to happen next.
  Nothing out of the ordinary happened this time, but I do remember a couple of incidents in the past where it was snowing, thundering and flashing lightning all at once - in May, if I'm not mistaken.   That was a little bit weird.
  I titled this post "Typical Alberta Spring" because that's exactly what this March has been.  We went from the single-digit minuses at the beginning of March, to having some beautifully warm days.  Almost all the snow had melted, and a lot of the resulting mini-ponds had mostly dried up.
  Then BOOM, I woke up the other morning and there's snow on the ground again.  I think it's been lightly snowing almost non-stop for two or three days now.  And I am absolutely fine with that!  We've had such a mild winter that I'm not quite ready for spring yet, though I do enjoy spring as well.
  Anyway, that's enough of my rambling about the weather.  I've got 12 photos this time, so here you go!
  Sunset on March 15:

Pussy willows; spruce needles; a snow-drifted path through the trees; and the sunset reflecting off of a puddle in the field, all on March 16.

Blue jays on the 20th.  (It's not the greatest quality picture because I was taking it through the window screen.)

And the sunset from the same day.

Snowing again on the 21st, and after it stopped, the sun came out and was making the fresh snow sparkle.  I love it when that happens; it looks so pretty.

And finally, three from today.  The top two are just pictures I took in different directions, of the falling snow.  And the last one is of some icicles that I thought looked neat . . . and also kind of murderous, so hopefully they don't unexpectedly fall on anyone!

I have another small batch - only six this time - but anyway, enjoy!
   Hockey rink on March 9th:

Close to sunset on the 11th:

Ladybugs on the 12th.  Every year without fail, a low spot along our tree line near the house floods, and I'm not sure where exactly the ladybugs hibernate, but in any case, every year a lot of them end up in that icy water.  Ever since I was a little girl, I've gone down there every spring to fish them out of the water.  They're good for our crops.  And I needed some fresh air anyway, so it worked out well!
   I'd counted 100 by the time I went back to the house, but there were a few incidents where I wasn't sure if I'd double-counted one or not.  So there are more or less 100 ladybugs in my hand here.

Sunset on the 12th:

Redpoll on the 13th (I think some birdseed had been spilled there):

And just this afternoon, a male house sparrow hanging around the feeders.

I just realized the other day that I'd never done a photo of the month for either of these two months, so here they are now!
  January 28, 2024 - Sunrise on Cornerstone Acres

I've only got five photos for today, so this isn't going to take very long...
  A downy woodpecker on the bird feeder on March 4th:

And right after the woodpecker, I took a picture of this.  I thought it looked really neat how the sun was right behind those trees, so that the trees were silhouetted against the gray clouds.

Sunset on the 6th:

Sunset on the 7th:

And then yesterday morning, my brother suddenly yells, "There's moose out there!"
  We all went running for the window, and sure enough, there's a couple of moose quite close to the house, wading through the asparagus.

I'm still here!  I was away from the farm for a while, and when I got back I needed a few days to get a collection of photos to share, so here we go!
  Sunset on February 19:

Sunrise on the 21st:

Another sunrise on the 22nd:

These woodpeckers don't usually hang around our house a lot, but for some reason, a couple of northern flickers have been making frequent stops to our bird feeders this year.  Here's one of them on the 24th.  (You can see the melting snow on the driveway in the background.)

And then the snow came back.  It started falling in the evening of the 25th, and by the following morning, we had quite a lot of it already.  So here's the mountain ash tree clothed in its new blanket on the 26th, and then another shot of the flicker, who arrived for more food on the same day.

And five pictures from the 27th.  Three are just different angles of shots of the spruce trees, and one is just a visual of how much snow we got, most of it over one night.

This fifth picture was an accident.  The chickadee had better timing than I do.  He decided to fly up from his position on the ground just as I snapped a picture, and I happened to catch him in mid-air, along with his buddy and, of course, the flicker.  (Notice the difference of background between this picture and the first one of the flicker.)

And finally, this morning's sunrise.

Enjoy your weekend!