Sunday, April 16, 2023

"cherry blossoms fill the air"*

It rained all day, but both our cherry trees are in bloom--overnight and within a day of each other.

But At was home for dinner and Big A leaves tomorrow for MKE, so I took the annual cherry blossom family picture today. 

This is weeks earlier than any other year I can remember

Temps had dropped thirty degrees over the course of the day (from 75-35 degrees), and Nu urged me to hurry up with the pictures because they were cold.

I was worried about the tiny sprints Scout broke into a couple of times (the doc has advised against running). But At said something that made me think--"imagine how happy he must be that he feels he can run again." 💗

Pic: Scout, At, Nu, Big A, and Huck between the cherry trees.

*Title: from a song At used to sing to Nu while they were in my belly. Video version here

8 comments:

StephLove said...

Our cherries are a distant memory. I think our spring is almost a month ahead of yours. We're in the redbud and dogwood phase of the flowering tree procession

That's a nice thought about Scout's inner life.

maya said...

StephLove--Your early spring pics gave me so much joy--I remember them well.

Yes, At's thought made me happy.

NGS said...

I feel like a dog towards the end of his or her life should be able to do whatever he or she wants. Run! Eat all things! Get all the pets!

Nicole said...

"Imagine how happy he must be to run" - yes, what a wonderful thing to remember!
Look at those cherry blossoms! So beautiful!

maya said...

NGS--I thoroughly agree. It takes me a minute to remember that...
Nicole--Spring is here. I even saw a bare-bodied runner!

Rajani Rehana said...

Beautiful blog

Sarah said...

LOVE that Scout is in your cheery blossom photo this year. Perfect.

Gillian said...

Cherry blossoms are beautiful.

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