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I am a retired English teacher and department head, the mother of three grand mother of four, and have been married to the same man for 52 years. I subscribe to Dr. PM Forni's concept of Civility. I was born in South Philadelphia and grew up in the 'burbs. I love soft pretzels and cheesesteaks, the Phillies, the Eagles, and San Diego. I love being Mom, Aunt Kathy, Nona Kathy, and Teacher. I spend a lot of time in my gardens in the spring and summer, and in the winter I plan what I'm going to plant. I also am an avid reader and photographer.

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Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Waiting for Godot...And Spring...

That baby is sleeping so I have a few minutes.  When he awakens, I'll give him lunch, but there will be no walk today.  It's windy and cold, although relatively clear, and we still have a lot of snow.

Everyone is amazed at the weather and hoping for spring temps, including me.  I'll try to remember this when we're suffering with 90° + temps and equal humidity.  The DC Cherry Blossom Festival has been pushed back about a week or so and this morning I noticed that it's colder in Atlanta than it is here!  Crazy!

This is what we woke up to yesterday...

It was standing room only at the bird feeders...

And our back yard was far from welcoming...



Sitting on the patio would have been a bit uncomfortable...




But inside, the herbs and amaryllis are thriving, the lemon tree is full of blossoms, the Key lime is happy, and the clivia is blooming.



7 comments:

Sally Wessely said...

I prefer the inside view. Lovely plants.

Lena said...

You have lots of snow! Ours is just about gone! I was able to sit outside on the deck today when the sun was out!

Lemon tree very pretty!

Kimberly said...

Those poor birds! We had snow here as well, despite a couple of days of spring like weather last week. It snowed on Easter last year, so I'm expecting such again this year.

Kay said...

I noticed that your plum blossoms were blooming from the photos my kids sent me from D.C. when they were doing the half marathon.

Cheryl said...

I can't wait till spring. Warm weather won't get here soon enough. I love your sunny warm room!

Gilly said...

We've had snow, ice and biting cold winds too! Where has spring gone??? Unfortunately our living room and kitchen both face east - nice in the mornings, but the sun soon goes round, and we begin to feel the chill.

I've had enough of winter!!

Anonymous said...

I didn't like snow in New York, and prefer sunshine in Hawaii. Happy Easter, Kathy! We will be celebrating at my aunt's home.