Since the day before Easter the inside of our house has been filled with beautiful blossoms, but the outside is sadly lacking. We’ve had three little crocus appear near the front door, and we have about three or four inches of daffodil greens showing around the yard, and the leaves for one early blooming tulip (the name of which escapes me at the moment). I’m guessing that it will be a month before we see much of anything. We’ll have to be content with magnolia and redbud and lilac buds swelling.
My knee has improved, but I haven’t tested it to see if I can kneel on it. I’m desperate to get out into the gardens and clean things up. Wouldn’t you know that the one day in the 50s that is supposed to be dry is Wednesday, the day I’ll be chained to the office for an audit! How UNFAIR!!!
Well….soon. I’m sure I’ll be outside soon.
Daily Archives: March 30, 2008
50th
We were invited to a friend’s 50th wedding anniversary celebration yesterday. Lyn and her husband have an amazing array of friends. There were people from school, and from the first town they lived in. There were farmers from the land around their home, neighbors, and business acquaintances, quilt guild members and friends from Bible study and church. And, FAMILY! We arrived about halfway through the afternoon and the room was PACKED! People came, and people stayed. It was a lovely celebration of fifty years together.
Happy 50th, Lyn and Wayne!
Heron
Yesterday, I saw the first large gray heron for the season, about two miles west of our home. Sorry, Cop Car, I’m not sure exactly which of the birds it was. I saw it as I was “on the fly” (sorry, couldn’t resist…DH at work *G*), so I didn’t get a close look. But where there’s one, there may be others.
At least SOME ONE thinks it’s spring!
Addition, later the same day…..
I checked the Sibley Field Guide to Birds, and it’s likely I saw a Great Blue Heron. It was the appropriate size and coloring, and is the only heron listed that fits what I saw. Thank you, Nan, for the Sibley book for Christmas!