Peak Bloom

I made it down to DC this weekend for the cherry blossoms. Unfortunately, I was a whole 4 days past peak bloom. Normally 4 days would not seem like a lot of time, but cherry blossoms are delicate and fleeting, and that is part of their beauty.

Don't misunderstand, it was still beautiful, you just have to be a little more careful about where you stop for pictures. And maybe this actually make those trees that are blooming just a little late even that more lovely, because it feels like a gift that they waited for my arrival to show off at their fullest potential.

Take it outside

I did a little work in the yard this weekend, and I'm pretty pleased with the results.

There's a garden, and a grill and some twinkly lights, and I'm looking forward to many nights grilling and hanging out under the star (that's right, I live in the city, so there's only the one).

Bring on the bug spray!

Another Loss

I've discovered another casualty of my move: my heirloom tomato seeds. It's something that's a little easier to misplace than a basket full of socks, but still kind of sad when I was all ready to plant them this morning and have searched every last place that I can think of in my house :(.

An excuse

Blueberries that need to be used before I leave town = an excuse to pull out the kitchenaid