Happy Birthday, cali_se! I hope it's been a beautiful and magical day!

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Late afternoon light on a summer's day down by Greenbelt Lake. Below the cut are some pics from last fall there . . .

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So there's this stripped-down, bark-less tree stump along the path around the lake which has wonderful patterns in it that I really like.


In the right light, it looks like spun silver. I took these shots in April.

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. . . because we need the reminder. Here's some pics from down by the lake the weekend before last, as spring declared its commencement.



A very fluffy double daffodil ready for its close-up.

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We finally got full sunshine today, and the buds on the trees are starting to open, so it finally feels like the first day of spring. That helps. We're definitely 2 weeks behind on spring now, after winter coming over a month early, so it's been quite a slog this year.

The vet was supposed to call me today about a question I had concerning Saki's medicine dosage, and never did. This definitely isn't working out. I feel so let down by every end of the medical establishment at this point. Infrastructure? Just not working here. Surprised? No. I lost my dad to surgery and poor aftercare, so am familiar with this tune.

As I have a lot of hunting among reviews to do yet, and yelp.com hasn't worked out too well for me, I was wondering if any of you have used Angie's List and found it helpful? Have you found any other review source for veterinary, medical, and dental providers useful that you could suggest?





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One great Blue Heron has been living on the lake since I came to this town 19 years ago. I don't know if this is the same one I've seen every year, but it just may be. I call hir Dinosaur and greet hir with this name whenever we meet. Another Great Blue visited with hir a couple of weeks ago, but I haven't seen the second one since, though ze might be around.

And Happy Tolkien Reading Day, which I am participating in by reciting my part in the read_lotr_aloud project community after I post this entry. All my readings can be found at bbolger_baggins. One day I hope to sit down and listen to everyone's readings. And it is an especially good day to post pics of trees in JRRT's honor. From last October:





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. . . from a serene time, long, long ago.




( Breathe in a Froday's calm . . . )

. . . until Spring gives us something worth reflecting upon . . .








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So here is a serene reflection in the lake from last October to keep us from going stark raving mad as we wait for spring to decide to settle in.


( Sunken gold beneath a silvery sheet . . . )