A few weeks ago, I reported how I put on a Winter coat and our new shoes to head outside to listen to the first birds of Springtime. Today was the official first day of Spring, and the weather was so beautiful, and so Spring-like, that we asked Miss Chrissy if we might go outside, and she readily agreed. Miss Chrissy was hanging some towels to dry in the bright sunshine, so we figured if that sunshine was good enough for towels, it was good enough for us as well!
We got out of our jammies and took off our woolen hats and had a fun time sorting through our Wardrobe for weather-appropriate clothing to wear into the sunshine. As you can see here, we are all dressed in comfortable pants and light, short-sleeved tops. I’m wearing those orange pants we got a short while ago, and a cute little cotton hat with a blue checkered pattern on the rim. And you’ll also notice that even though we love our shoes, today we decided to venture outside with NO SHOES!! It was just that kind of day, so beautiful, warm and pleasant.
Mr. Squee also loves going outdoors, lifting his nose to sniff the fresh breeze. He likes to sit in the sunshine quite a bit, and oddly, eat bits of dry, dead grass. None of us understand that, but then…to each his own, I guess.
I guess it might be time to put away our Winter clothes for a while, and start thinking about dressing cooler and lighter. And, oh! We have so many beautiful warm-weather hats to show you! Every season has its own pleasures, and I guess we’re all just about ready to see the end of this Winter, and start thinking about longer, warmer days. Hello, Spring!
We recently got our first pair of shoes, and we love them, so I hope Miss Chrissy will not be offended when I say that our little white lace-ups can’t hold a candle to these boots! Just look at this impish Whimsie, in her pink and white countrified dress, and those great, sassy red leather boots! She looks like she could stomp around in the mud all day in those boots and never have to worry about getting her tootsies dirty. Those look like strong, good healthy boots for a strong, good healthy Whimsie.
This Whimsie scares me a little.
Red can be an angry color, and I’m afraid that if I ever met this Whimsie, and for any reason might make her angry (quite by accident, I assure you! I would never do anything to intentionally provoke anyone in a devil’s suit!), perhaps she would take it into her mind to poke me with that pitchfork. Perhaps yes…perhaps no. At any rate, I don’t want to find out.
Tomorrow the clocks “Spring Ahead” for Daylight Savings Time, and it’s just in time! Because suddenly the weather has taken a turn for the better—if by ‘better” you mean that we can now go outside in some of the pretty warm weather dresses Miss Chrissy has been buying for us all Winter long. 
First…ME!! I thought I’d pose with our Christmas Oggz from Santa Claus, since we’ve been enjoying them ever since Christmas, but they don’t often get into our photographs. Mostly because they’re so darn hard to photograph well! They might look overbright here, not showing their true colors…but you can’t say the same thing about my new pink outfit! Notice the cute little bow on the top of the polka dot shirt. And the pants are a beautiful shade of light pink! Sure, we have lots and lots of pink pants already, but none in this brilliant color. And the entire outfit feels so very soft and comfortable. Just the perfect thing for laying about on a lazy Sunday and gazing at the colorful Christmas Oggz. 
Tessie is modeling a new jammie in a sassy pink leopard print. How adorable is this? There’s a little pink kittle on the left shoulder with the word “Prrrrrrfect.” I’ll say! This jammie fits a Whimsie just perfectly, and is soft without being overly heavy and warm. You’ll see, though, that Tessie has chosen to pair this new jammie with one of our fine white furry hats, just in case the weather might get a little colder than it is.
But it’s not been incredibly cold these last couple of days, which is why adventuresome Trixie decided to go outdoors for her photoshoot. It was her turn to wear the shoes, and she figured as long as she was wearing shoes, she wanted to step out of the house. She only got as far as the garage, however, in this cute little pink dress that is really more appropriate for Spring and Summer weather, and decided that was far enough. She stopped only long enough for Miss Chrissy to take a couple of pictures, then jumped off the back of the car and ran back into the house as fast as her little shoes would carry her.
