It is finally nice enough outside to escape the bonds of home. It being my flex day yesterday — and also in the mid-twenty-cees — I think it would be a fair calculation to say that I spent more of my waking hours yesterday outside than in. Lovely. Claire and I enjoyed the backyard for about an hour and a half after breakfast, she continuing the effort of breaking in her swing set while I made sure that every plant in the backyard was sufficiently soaked. The little girl was absolutely fascinated by (a) the water, trying to help out whenever she could, (b) the flowers, which I’ve finally convinced her not to paw and pluck, and (c) the spiders, who require her protection as [...]
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I actually saw flowers. FLOWERS! And they’re growing right out of the grass near near the water by Granville Island. I strolled — yes, strolled (got a problem with that?) — down to the market this lunchhour, took photos of the overfed seagulls, and then wandered the waterfront taking in the sunshine and (relatively) fresh air. It’s broken the double-digit mark this afternoon as the temperature has soared to a balmy thirteen degrees. And I saw flowers — little purple lily-type things — growing out of the grass on the back nine. Not that I have much to complain about out here (of course, besides the distinct lack of sunshine in the cloud-covered climate zone) but could this be a sign of spring-at-last? on a [...]
