07 May 2008

Spring at last

Today was a beautiful day - breezy, barely cloudy, green everywhere. I looked up and down the Minnesota River as I crossed on my way to school, and lo, the trees were leafing out in that marvelous chartreuse-y shade you only see at the onset of spring. It made me smile. For a long time.

This little crabapple tree is in the parking lot of _____ High School. It had once been trimmed within an inch of becoming a shrub, but has since grown into a lovely bonsai-esque shape that stretches over the sidewalk. I give it four days until it's blanketed with blossoms. Note to self: get picture of blossoms for Deb.

A gratuitous bus photo for Kidlet (she's taken to scanning the roads for them as we drive about). On the aforementioned trek to school this morning, I noticed a lineup of four yellow limos in the oncoming turn lane, grabbed for my camera, and caught their escape. Here you go, sweetie.

Enjoy the season, readers!

5 comments:

Cate said...

I looked out of the window at my house and I swear the plants grew 6 inches TODAY! I love spring!!

Knitting Linguist said...

Spring has finally sprung, and how! Those are some great pictures :)

monica said...

It's beautiful around here, too, but my red car looks like it's yellow from all the pollen - my roommate sneezes about 30 times a day!

deb said...

Oh yes!! Artistic inspiration.

I'm currently frozen in neutral and need to watch some YouTubes of "provisional cast on." I know there's more to this than looking at how pretty that ball of cashmere is. I need to **begin**.

I have some insider information that the nice young people who are the target of my obsession will be getting engaged Tuesday, and then there will be a different kind of pressure to perform.

Michelle O said...

Love the bus photo! My nephew who is about 21 months love busses and gets so excited when he sees them! When he sees MetroTransit buses he shouts,"Bus!Mimi!", since I ride the bus to visit him (he calls me Mimi). It's so cute!