Do your eyes deceive you?
The sun has made its presence known. It may be only for a day, it may be for more than a day. But right now, in this moment, it’s gloriously sunny out there.
The leaves on the catalpa – always the last to emerge – are showing themselves as well. They’re so small right now, but soon they’ll be the largest leaves out of all the varieties of trees on the property. Big, gorgeous heart-shaped leaves. And, right about the same time that the peonies begin to bloom, the catalpa will show off all its lovely and exceedingly fragrant flowers.
I’m enormously grateful for all this beauty. I’m always grateful for it, but I suppose endless days of gloom and rain make the contrast all the more striking.
We watched The Shop Around the Corner last night, even though Don protested initially, saying it was a Christmas movie, after which I proceeded to explain that I certainly watch it more than once a year and here it was in primetime and of course we were watching it. As I knew would be the case, he was glad we watched it. Ernst Lubitsch’s direction. Jimmy Stewart, Margaret Sullavan, and a cast of simply scrumptious character actors. What more could you ask for?
I’m going to spend some time on the porch today.
Happy Wednesday.