Monday, April 11, 2016

Surprise spring snowstorm


cold robin seeking shelter

We had a surprise spring snowstorm last Monday.  I had planned to get my health card renewed and decided to do that in spite of the weather.  Sure enough, the lineups at the government office were half the usual length.  The administrator said it did take her 45 minutes to get into work that morning, for what is usually a ten minute drive.  I told her 'well, at least you made it' and she agreed.  She asked if I wanted to be part of the organ donor program.  I hesitated, thinking I had to do that online or by mail.  With the press of a button, she registered me, asking only if I wanted to donate both my organs and my body parts for research.  I decided to donate just my organs.

I left thinking it was a good day and that I had accomplished some worthwhile things.  We have been having a cold start to spring around here, sheesh.

12 comments:

Valerie-Jael said...

Poor little robin! Hugs, Valerie

froebelsternchen said...

Such a poor little birdie!

Mark said...

We've had some wind but no freak snowstorms. Well done on deciding to donate your organs. To be honest I'm not sure I could do it.

Anonymous said...

Oh, that poor little robin. It's been so tough for them lately.

Anonymous said...

I feel so bad for the robins,, what a shock to return to this weather!
Organ donation is so very badly needed,,

Kathy G said...

No late snow here. (Hallelujah!)

Earlier in the year we had a slushy snow that fell during morning rush hour. The messy weather must have kept a lot of people at home, because when I left the house mid-morning the traffic was a non-issue, and there was no one at any of the stores I stopped at.

Lisabella Russo said...

Poor little birdie, I hope he managed to stay warm enough. You are very admirable for being an organ donor!

Adam said...

That robin realized that spring wasn't quite there yet

Anonymous said...

I heard news of this. It seems like a sporadic thing, these cold fronts during spring. It seems unpleasant, though.

Lux G. said...

Oh. So I've heard. Hope you're all doing okay now.

Kay said...

Yup, my daughter sent me snow photos from Chicago too. :-)
Spring has just got to be around the corner.

The Happy Whisk said...

My mom has plans to ship her corpse to a hospital already. She's signed up and excited to have her body go for helping someone else.