Pictures of Spring

Interesting cloud bank to the west, and strangely colored clouds.   I've been meaning to get a picture of this street for years. The ornamental cherry trees are stunning. When the petals fall the street looks like it's covered in pink snow.   UPDATE: I have just found out when the petals blow off the …

The Bluest Sky

(with apologies to Toni Morrison)     Winter here is like the long dark of Moria, and we don't have Gandalf to lead us through it. Seeing sun and blue sky after all the rains lately is cause for celebration. Have courage, wherever you are. The sun is still there, I've seen it! A Prayer …

Amazing Spring

Why are we always so amazed when bulbs start to grow, and trees start to bud in the spring? Do we always doubt that spring is really coming? Do we think spring has something better to do than arrive? And yet every year I find myself marveling like a child when I notice the trees …

Looking Up

  Just testing out some new features that go with this theme. Non capisco.