Feeling Like Spring

Sunday, May 9, 2021

Great afternoon for a cigar. 

Pleasant weather. It's starting to feel like the time of year it actually is. 

It's nice to see everything greening up. 

Read a little bit. 

And listened to some jazz. 

Flowering Crabapple

Monday, May 3, 2021

Photo of a flowering tree I walked by on my way home.  I'm assuming it's a flowering crabapple. It's that time of year. 

Anne

Monday, May 3, 2021

This was Anne on Friday afternoon. Her flowers budded but they weren't opening up.

However, the the 80+ degree weather on Saturday I think they got the push they needed. 

Cocktail Hour, Cigar Time, & Backyard Jazz

Saturday, May 1, 2021

Lunch with Noel today. Made it home by 4 p.m. which allowed time to get Athena walked and fed. It actually made it to 88 degrees today with moderate humidity! Perfect weather conditions for cocktail hour outside. 

Dale joined me and indulged in a beer. I drank a couple moderately sized martinis and accompanied them with a cigar.

Athena kept us company...

...while we listened to some recored live jazz by Ella Fitzgerald.  Lots of neighbors were in their yards as well. It's nice to see and hear folks in their yards. There's pent up demand to sit outside for extended rather than brief periods. 

Morning Walk

Saturday, May 1, 2021

Took a nice walk this morning. Already 72 degrees by 10:30. 

Still appreciating the azaleas which seem to be everywhere. One doesn't appreciate how many of them there actually are around the neighborhood until they're blooming. Otherwise they just look like any old shrub. 

Continuing to appreciate the sunshine after such a gloomy April.

I found Warren puttering in his front yard as I walked by his house. His cats said hello to me from inside his porch. 

Deb's Yard

Friday, April 30, 2021

Deb moved her azaleas from the front to the back yard. They look great. 

Anne is starting to flower. 

Athena checks out the smells. 

It's About Time

Thursday, April 29, 2021

Finally a day that feels appropriate for this time of year. April's been cooler and cloudier that normal. In fact, we had better days in March than in April. 

Photo taken near the mouth of our alley. I love the lime green buds on the trees. 

Jean's bridal wreath spirea is filling out nicely. 

Our front yard silver maple is starting to fill out too.