Spring Fling

After nearly a week of flirting with Spring, including symbolically turning the clocks ahead, winter finally seems to be relenting and retreating. About five straight days of mild daytime temperatures (3 to 9 C) and sunshine coupled with zero precipitation has seen an orderly melt to much of the existing burden of snow.

Supposed to hit double digits tomorrow.....before returning to just above zero for a few more days.

Next up - MUD season! Early indications include mucky paw prints all over the kitchen as the cats eagerly embrace the Spring with vernal varieties of feline frolicking. The Nug Family in particular enjoy a return to their wild ways after hiding inside from winter for a few months.

At least we'll be able to park the cars at the house again soon (today or tomorrow!) rather than making the hike to the end of the driveway at the road.

First outdoor laundry hang of 2015!

Is it weeping or pooling? The story was never clear

The Path becomes clear

For those who know just how deep our ditch is....it's FULL!

Pita

Bonk

Gronk

Momma Pook, source of the crazy

Funny Money

We Canadians take a lot of ribbing about our colourful "monopoly money", mainly from our friends to the South. I guess that should actually be 'colorful' then.....

At any rate, we started gathering some local currencies for the upcoming trip. Before anyone goes getting all excited and breaks into our house to loot the place, bear in mind the exchange rate.

We still have to get some Romanian lei, at about 3:1 currency currently. For Bulgaria, Serbia and Croatia, we may just hope either Euro or US dollars do the trick....or hit a local bank machine!

Cool money though, I especially like the stern faces of character and the artistic flair on some of them. Also excited that beer is ludicrously cheap compared to here - 35 CZK for a 500ml draft ($1.75) in Czech Republic, and 320 Forints ($1.40) in Hungary. That makes me Thirsty.

20 Euro - good most places in Europe, but not always...

500 Hungarian Forints - about $2.50 - apparently less than a haircut costs for mullets....

100 Czech Koruna - about $5 - aka 3 draft Pilseners!

500 Czech Koruna - about $25

Front side of same note, but with the "are you really going to buy THAT?" face

200 Czech Koruna - always watching, always judging

1000 Czech Koruna - $50 - aka 30 beers and many new Czech friends