I kept checking throughout the day.
By evening Chance declared it snow free!
The winner is Terri @Backward B Ranch who guessed April 7th. Congratulations Terri!
Recently I finished a few more carvings.
I painted them just the other day.
This is the one I chose to send to Terri. It will be in the mail soon.
Now for the rest of you. We will leave the snow stick in place and if it gets more than three inches of snow we will restart the contest with the same guesses. Your guess can be found here. It is Minnesnowda after all, spring can disappear any moment in a snowstorm.
A Robin appeared in our yard on April 9th in the evening.
It was way high up in a tree. Eventually after calling and calling it took off toward the lake. We usually have a pair that nest here, perhaps one of them is late arriving. I am certain that “She who sees robins first” has already had robins in her yard. I will graciously let her win this year because she had surgery on her arm yesterday. My other baby brother is taking good care of her.
Finally! Robins and a clean snow stick. I knew it would be coming to your parts sooner or later. Congratulations to Terri! :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks Connie- I'm so excited to win! I love the carving- gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations, Terri
ReplyDeleteLove to see the first robin photo AND a bare snow stick!
Congratulations to Terri! What a cute carving! It is such a pleasure to see the first robin. I saw mine last week.
ReplyDeleteOh I'm glad for your sake that I lost:) Congrats to Terri. I sincerely hope you don't have to restart the contest. I think Robins are here most of the time. What great whimsical little carvings!
ReplyDeleteLOVE your houses :-). Glad you have a good break from the snow and hoping it stays that way for you!
ReplyDeleteCongrats to Terri. She is a sweet lady.
ReplyDeleteI love your woodworking, Connie. Thanks for the fun with the snow stick!
I'm just relieved that the snow is melting. ;)
ReplyDeleteHooray for Terri, and hooray for the brave robin, and hooray for the snow being GONE!
ReplyDeleteYour carvings are great. I hope the rest of that snow goes pretty soon. I don't remember when I guessed but I can't believe how slow it is for spring to get here. We have had two very warm days but I see in the future we are going to go back into a night time freeze next week.
ReplyDeleteMuch better than last year's snowfree date.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations Terri!
ReplyDeleteI do believe we can say that spring have finally arrived now that Far Side has declared a snow stick winner.... Yay!!!!
ReplyDeleteYour work is beautiful.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to Terri.
Uh I was just a very few days too late - congrats Terry! That little house is sooooo cute! We are enjoying our spring like weather to the west of you Far Side :)
ReplyDeleteCongrats Terri and I'm happy for you Far People too.......after a winter like this you deserve some bare ground ;)
ReplyDeleteWith a winter like the one we've just been through, I'd have never guessed the snow stick would be liberated this early! Glad for your sake that milder weather is headed your way :)
ReplyDeleteRats! I wanted to win the snow stick contest! Oh well, next year maybe.
ReplyDeleteWow!!!! I was way off this year, congrats to the winner. Nice to see the snow go, Blessings Francine.
ReplyDeleteCongrats to Terri! Yes, we could certainly have snow again, but we can hope not after this long winter. ;)
ReplyDeleteThose little houses are so darn cute!
Congrats! Glad your snow is finally gone!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to the winner. I will gladly forego any chance to win if it means your snow season is really over!
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