Weather in the Tries:
Today our high will be 60F with wind and maybe some sprinkles with Grandfather Sun on schedule to appear around 5pm. The temps will mostly be in the 60s during the days and in the 40s during the darkness time. Also, mostly cloudy with now and again chances of wetting. Sammy hates getting wet. At least his hair doesn’t curl and frizz!

Spring Has Sprung!  
Our winds come, primarily, from the south and west. They bring a delightful mixture of fertilizers from the farms, dust—also from the farms, and pollens and seeds from the world. And we do get our share of winds, and then some. The shrubs and trees are blooming, the geese have their first hatchlings they so proudly parade around the area. I admit, I love the flowers (ah-choo) and love the baby geeselings and ducklings. 

The good thing about our web-footed friends is they eat all the ‘yard bugs’ and larva for same. We have few bugs outside. The bad thing about them is what goes in, comes out, and the enthusiastic way of gossiping. No quiet whispers of ‘shhhh, don’t tell, but have you noticed Mabel…?’ Nope, they just belt it out, all caps and loud. Starting when the sun opens an eye to start shining on us.

I presented some information at our Reflection Café (a discussion group with different topics each time we meet) on how/why I became a Death Doula. It is a very safe place to talk about just about anything, and the group seemed to like the presentations. At least they laughed at the humorous parts of my talk and asked a lot of questions. And yes indeed, there is often humor.

Photos of the Week:
My phone says these pink flowers are Twinberry honeysuckle, and the white ones are Yarrow. I question the yarrow, because it looks like yarrow grows on stalks, and this was from a shrub. Whatever it is, it’s pretty and makes me sneeze.

from the desk of the big chihuahua;

happiness is having warm sun outside, and just a slow breeze, not these rushing winds. 

Music of the Week:
Munir Bashir – Mesopotamia. He plays the oud, which I believe is related to the lute, anyhow, it’s a stringed instrument, and I find it quite enjoyable to listen to as I type, read, sew, etc. Check it out. He has his own channel. Another oud player I really enjoy is Naochika Sogabe. He is Japanese, and also plays the Lute. Another channel to listen too and enjoy. 

May April kiss you goodbye and May dance you amayzing days!