tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15179498.post1408710744475162491..comments2024-03-20T08:32:25.794-04:00Comments on Dept. of Nance: Poor, Dear, Silly Spring, Preparing Her Annual Surprise!--Wallace StevensNancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17627214346956206283noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15179498.post-59662881210352948552014-04-28T09:49:18.996-04:002014-04-28T09:49:18.996-04:00j@jj--LOL. Come to think of it, MD does have a lot...j@jj--LOL. Come to think of it, MD does have a lot of skinny trees. I wonder why that is. MD is several weeks ahead of NEO in springtime, so I was wallowing in all the blossoms and dogwoods and little leaves. So lovely.<br /><br />Bug--It is true that winter is lousy when you live it. I did have a wonderful time catching up with good friends. There was no plan to do anything other than that, and that's what we did. I simply got an advance look at Spring and reconnected with the past.<br /><br />MsCaroline--The dogwoods were starting to do their thing: becoming lacy glimpses in among the woods, acting like terraces of blossoms in among the branches of trees that hadn't even begun to fully leaf yet. Every day was sunshiny and kind enough to wait until nightfall for rain.<br /><br />Ortizzle--Shakespeare could not have said it better. I was able to recharge and enjoy some Spring, some great time with friends, and the new companionship of a particularly charming and energetic Boston terrier named Stella. <br /><br />Moheckie--And thank goodness. <br /><br />Karen51--Welcome to the Dept., or at the very least, to Comments. Sadly, my husband is not yet retired, so he can't join me whenever I get the itch to Go. Happily, however, he is unselfish and wonderful, and encourages me in my jaunts. Road trips are terrific, and I highly recommend them, especially when you can gently impose upon friends. It is immensely soul-satisfying in a great many ways.Nancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17627214346956206283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15179498.post-75863850776281853942014-04-27T20:45:03.622-04:002014-04-27T20:45:03.622-04:00I'm glad you didn't have to go out into th...I'm glad you didn't have to go out into the winter too much, but it does sound like it would be depressing. I remember in Alaska and Philadelphia, how welcome springtime was. SUCH a relief.<br /><br />Enjoy your time in MD! I've only driven through a few times, never stopped anywhere much, but I do love the skinny little trees, so different from the California trees we have. I'm sure MD has more than skinny little trees (the ones in The Blair Witch Project remind me of MD), but that's what I remember from the freeway on our way to DC.Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00653383372182667361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15179498.post-79728089286943813612014-04-24T21:24:59.777-04:002014-04-24T21:24:59.777-04:00Oh it WAS a rough winter - it doesn't matter w...Oh it WAS a rough winter - it doesn't matter whether or not you had to go out in it, you still had to look at it. Sigh.<br /><br />Hope you're having a fabulous time!The Bughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07509037206264761261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15179498.post-19402498063551641272014-04-24T04:52:01.504-04:002014-04-24T04:52:01.504-04:00Oooh, a road trip sounds fantastic! I don't kn...Oooh, a road trip sounds fantastic! I don't know where you're going in MD, but I hope the dogwoods are still doing their thing when you get there. I hear you about winter being tough, too. Every winter was tough for me until we moved to Tempe (AZ) and I learned what it was like to spend my winters outdoors in the sunshine. You pay for it in the summer, of course, but it's a price I was always happy to pay. Hope you have a great trip!MsCarolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03623997911568143459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15179498.post-5806662141563999542014-04-23T00:58:05.840-04:002014-04-23T00:58:05.840-04:00Ah! Tis the winter of your discontent, made glorio...Ah! Tis the winter of your discontent, made glorious by herb gardens, Frigidaire-Ziploc, and... friendships that are never too far down the road. Have a wonderful trip as you leave your post-winter funk in the rear view mirror! :-DOrtizzlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03709991994425909880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15179498.post-2487391947420877042014-04-22T15:44:17.854-04:002014-04-22T15:44:17.854-04:00How true. How true. Moheckiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15972748023241053471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15179498.post-88216877284916782612014-04-21T11:23:45.433-04:002014-04-21T11:23:45.433-04:00I love that you too have to GO! My husband says he...I love that you too have to GO! My husband says he can tell when I am getting itchy to go. When he retires we will do a lot of going.Karen51https://www.blogger.com/profile/09954884153986399969noreply@blogger.com