Feast for the eyes

I finally got around to uploading the pretty Atlanta in spring pictures, and I wanted to share my two favorites. The first one is one of the first yards you see when you enter the neighborhood, and the second is my house. I'm obviously having a little trouble getting the spacing right, but it's pretty anyways!


The other fun thing I saw today were ducklings! Sophie and I went for a walk by the lake and saw these babies. They must have just been hatched, otherwise I suspect they might not have survived the foul weather this weekend. I don't think the killdeer parents made it. There was no sign of a nest this morning when I went to work.


P.S. - CPR and First Aid certified! I can save your life!

Hippity hop

I drove down to the ATL for Easter, and other than being COLD it was very pretty! All of the azeleas and dogwoods were in bloom, and there wasn't much yellow pollen in the air at all! (Sidebar: for those of you not from Atlanta, we have "yellow season" every spring. A "high" day for pollen is a count over 120. This year, Atlanta had a 6,000+ day. I love my city. And I don't have allergies!) I'm still a slacker and haven't uploaded my photos yet, but believe you me, it was nice. I sang and played handbells and had myself a grand time.

Handbell story: One of the pieces we played was slow and pretty (not joyful and triumphant!) and was done with the choir. The choir wasn't getting it, so we had to play it for 45 minutes! Our organist was playing the bells next to mine, and being the musical genius that he is, he was making up notes! When I pointed this out to him, he began making up notes for me too! Quite fun. However, he first asked me how I could tell he was just playing whatever he wanted, and I responded "I know how to read music." Perhaps it was a "had to be there" moment, but we had trouble keeping a straight face every time we saw each other for the next two days.

Oh my Sunday!

Man, what a weekend it's been...

1) No word back on the Paper. This has enabled me to have a fabulous weekend with my dog. I'm sure I'll be freaking out about it later in the week, but I tried not to think about that. The pooch and I went on several long walks - in the woods, in the neighborhoods, by the creek, etc. Many pictures were taken, and I'm sure they will be uploaded later in the week.

2) Many Larabars were consumed this weekend. I keep seeing Pistachio on their website (and blog, yes, I read their blog). However, I can't find Pistachio in my local stores! I demand this delicious flavor to be delivered! In other news, I haven't found a Larabar flavor that is not delicious. And they don't have sugar!

3) Much progress was made on the knitting today while I watched basketball. I'm through the third leg decrease, but my fingers are begging me to take a break from the tiny needles. Hopefully my new yarn will come soon and I can start my log cabin quilt.

4) Blackboard was down all day, so I wasn't able to do any work for the online class. Bleh. I hope the profs are a little bit understanding of this.

5) Finally, the UNC basketball season has come to a very sad and dramatic end. I'm glad I watched it alone where only my dog could hear me curse at the TV.

Spring (part 2)

Along with the flowers are the birds and the bees! The bees in this thought are the bumblebees that have come out to buzz by me and the pup on our walks. So far she hasn't caught one, but she's come close! I've always liked bumblebees, and honeybees too - in fact, if I weren't so afraid of needles, that is what I would get a tattoo of. Bzzzzzz!

The birds mentioned above are nesting. Specifically, I want to share this picture of a mama killdeer on its nest. It wasn't too happy about me coming over with my camera, and it kept puffing up its feathers. Unfortunately, I never got a good picture of that. If you look closely on the ground behind it, you'll see four eggs. They look like grey pebbles. I can't wait to see the babies when they hatch!