24 hours later . . .

DC Cherry Blossoms

I spent about 4 hours walking around the Tidal Basin in DC looking at cherry blossoms today. Snow is due tonight and I wanted to see them while they were pretty. The crowds were not bad. Even got to watch part of a rugby game.

Cherry Blossom Time

It is hard to capture the essence of a blossom.

Sunday was spent in Blacksburg, VA at the Cascade Falls

with S1 who is on the mainland for the week. Before we went on the 4 mile hike we fortified ourselves with donuts from the shop that his girlfriend works at. After the hike we took S1 and girlfriend out to a sushi place. Divine!

I am drinking a cup of espresso; trying to lift myself

out of a fog. Yesterday was our annual preschool teacher conference in Richmond. My coteacher and I left at 6 am to get to the first speaker at 8. The day ended at 5:30 with a bunch of us going out to dinner. Fun, but exhausting. Husband biked to work yesterday and I barely heard him cry out during the night for help with leg cramps.

I missed choir practice this morning as I had the time wrong. It took awhile to change gears but I have taken brush out to the pile in the back and replanted lavender seedlings in larger pots out of the starter tray. The heat is off and the back door is open to let out the winter ick. I'm washing dog stuff and the floors (which seem to be giving a big sigh as I wash them).

Husband is visiting his mother. She has had an interesting health week which culminated Wednesday in a fall that happened when she got out of a car that was slowly moving and fell and cracked her head open. She is fine. (Her friend was parking the car and she just got out). Unfortunately we found out on Thursday evening as the phone number that she gives people is our old cell phone number that our oldest son now has. Yes, S1 did get a message but didn't recognize the phone number so didn't listen to the message.

S1 is on the mainland, spending the week with his girlfriend. We will spend tomorrow afternoon with him.

And life goes on.

Mud Season

The dogs are thrilled. The digging is easy. Snoopy has dug up our tomato area for us (and then proceeded to dig under the deck).

We are taking advantage of the easy dirt. It's time to put in more fencing against deer and dogs. More rhubarb went in today as did more peas. The seedlings from the previous pea planting are just showing.

No tsunami. The boys are fine.

The Culprits and the Crime

No chop shops this time. Just strawberry and herb beds that have been tossed like a salad.

The culprits - 2 four legged furry friends.

The crime - Snoopy is afraid that Bella will take his rawhide chews (and for good reason - if he drops it for a second on the kitchen floor she grabs it so fast, lays on her chewie and starts chewing on his - all in the blink of an eye. It is fascinating to watch)
So Snoopy buries his chewies outside, generally in a garden area. Bella goes after him and digs them up and chews them.

So a 5 ft high fence has gone up to thwart the duo. Hopefully it works. As for Snoopy's problem - he will have to figure that one out on his own.

Last week I

was so incredibly tired - the results of having a respiratory infection and laryngitis. Made it to work Mon - Thurs and took Friday off to rest the voice. Much better today until I had to use my voice a little too much. I have a very sweet class but not many have figured out what an inside voice is :-).

Last night it rained, snowed and sleeted. This morning the mountains were white and I could get a great photo on my way to work.