Post Weekend

We've avoided turning on the sprinklers.  I dislike the high water bill.  They keep saying on the news to not turn on your sprinklers yet to encourage the grass roots to go deep so they're healthier and save on water.  We tried to turn on the main valve on Saturday.  Sigh.  Not a drop of water comes through.  Currently waiting on someone that was referred to us to stop by and see if he can help.  I suspect we'll have to dig out the valve and replace it but fingers crossed that'll be a last resort.

The hawthorne tree is blooming.  It is always such a lovely addition to the beauty of this world.  There's one with the same color flowers just around the corner but I think (of course) that ours is prettier. It is totally worth the wait to see them.  Our tricolor beech is almost ready to open it's leaves.  There's one already leafed out next to our church and it is pretty, but early days still to see the full color.  We looked for some iron to put on ours, it seems to do better with some iron applied at the base.  We must have used it all last year.  And again:  fingers crossed for pretty leaves.  

Temps are supposed to be in the upper 80's by the end of the week. Today is dark and threatening and cooler. Our power bill arrived today in the mail and I'll take it - $38 is just great, love the lower bills when winter and summer cause them to be higher than I want to pay just to be comfortable in my own house.

Grateful today for spring and the beauty that always shines so bright.