A New Season -

With Spring arriving, it means in Minnesota we are spending time in a new season....a season when everything comes alive!  No more snow of the winter and the anticipation of the soon-to-be flowers  and gardens right around the corner.

I'm wondering what wildflower surprise the Hoefs Rock will have.  The Hoefs Rock is a very large rock Hubby hauled in last year and then we planted wildflowers around it.  See last years'  beautiful flowers.

It is yet another season in the country - dusty road season!

And don't forget cleaning ditches season...

Another new season is my Weight Challenge  "I'M BACK"!!

I had a good night at the scale (finally) - goals for next week:

**Continue drinking water
**Lessen my pop consumption - one pop a day or none by July 1st.
**No snacking at my desk
**No snacking after 8:00 pm
**Soup or salad once a day (usually lunch)

Another WW lifetime member made a comment regarding exercise.  It is noted that you don't have to exercise to lose weight but it is recommended that you do exercise.  Another lifetime member agreed with me in that she has to exercise - she has too!   That is exactly how I feel = if I miss more than one day my body begins to ache.   ...and why does it feel like you are starting all over again!

Another new season is coming up -- in May it will be a year since I starting blogging and over 300 entries on Livin' It Up Country not to mention the number of pictures and other stories posted on my other blogs.  And I noticed today I have some new followers - why?   I always wonder why a new follower pushes that button  except it must be like myself you either enjoyed a story, a poem or a photo and thought hey interesting folks or hey they are kinda like me ---whatever your reason I hope you enjoy your visit and maybe even "smile" about  something you saw or read about here in my part of the country!

On the other side I see some bloggers hanging it up... I will miss their stories and especially their pictures!  I know it can be overwhelming and sometimes downright addicting....but I enjoy blogging in moderation - some like to watch tv (I don't watch much) -- some like to read (I like to read also but when I do I  make time for that)...  I enjoy taking pictures and blogging has been a creative outlet for that and I've come to enjoy what blogging does -- it makes me always look for things of interest. 

Now some country pictures:     "Enjoy"

and Tigger found a new place to take a nap or

is he just keeping the cardinal company!