Musings

Spring unsprung

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Yesterday crews across Piedmont Park mowed and trimmed, but these guys, busy generating branches to feed an Intimidator, may have been having the most fun.

Tonight we’ve been warned to expect temps at or just below freezing, even here under the city’s weather bubble. It’s already clear and breezy, just right to usher in those low temps.

Blue night

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Southern Michigan—no snow like yesterday in the UP; instead, rain (don’t ask me why the flag is still out, but they do have a light on it…). No tripod (trípie, for those of you learning (Mexican) Spanish—say tree-pee-eh, the last syllable pronounced like the last word of “Say yah! to the UP, eh!”), so the image is blurry, but I love the colors!

Snowed overnight

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We are back in winterly environs (see yesterday).

Redbud buds

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Redbuds on their way to blooming are emblematic of spring (see tomorrow).

Blue skies…

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Gorgeous day here in the Piedmont, nearly 70°F this afternoon—(almost) unbelievable. The ornamental cherries and their relatives have begun to shine. We even saw a few of the petals drifting in the breeze.

Raindrop gems

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Even before the tornadoes hit Alabama (sadly, 18 dead already in AL and beyond), we saw rain here. Between the drops, jcb and I got a wee walk in….

Welcome to March!