How are you today?

[Medusa]

Between last October and February, I measured 7 1/2" of rain at our house, but we can have rain till May.
Right now we are in the transition between the lush green winter season and the yellow/brown summer drought.
On my hike this morning, I found that smaller plants are already drying out while trees are still in full bloom.
Wild cacti are just starting to bloom. If we'll get more rain, then the winter green will get a reprieve.

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I love your dog pictures, Packleader. And that's a beautiful cactus.

 

[Georgiagranny]

@MarciKS I tried to post a link but it didn't work. Google decorative rain chains. The one I got came from Aldi. $10.

 

[MarciKS]

@MarciKS I tried to post a link but it didn't work. Google decorative rain chains. The one I got came from Aldi. $10.

Those are cute!

 

[Georgiagranny]

I didn't get up until 8-ish this morning. Poor Maggiecat! She was in danger of dying of starvation.

Nothing in particular on today's agenda, just some tidying-up stuff. After that? Probably just sit around on my dead center.

I grew up in a Polish neighborhood, and the day before Easter my friends would dye their Easter eggs and take them to our parish priest to have them blessed.

My paternal grandmother would make saffron buns. After my ballet class I would walk about two miles over to her house just to get saffron buns.

My maternal grandmother would make little bird nests of colored coconut and fill them with jelly beans. She also gave each of the grandchildren Russell Stover fruit-filled Easter eggs that were covered in dark chololate.

Yum to all of it.

Now I want a fruit-filled Easter egg, some saffron buns and coconut bird nests with jelly beans.

Maybe I'm in my second childhood.