Ah, Minnesota

[laramie]

Sixty-six degrees out and people in t-shirts and shorts are lined up at the Dairy Queen.

I've still got my sweater on, but I'm feeling a little under the weather. I'm not sure if it's a cold or seasonal allergy, but my nose has been stuffy and the NyQuil/Dayquil equivalents haven't been having their usual good effect.

I got some sunshine, though, and that was delightful. I also finished reading Tomb of the Golden Bird, (thanks, cakmpls! I'll return it at the next opportunity.) I will be sad if that's the last we hear of Amelia Peabody and family, but it does offer a good explanation as to why history does not record their involvment with the discovery of Tutankhamen's tomb.

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Cherry Blossom Woes

[barondave.livejournal.com]

Here in Wash DC, it's colder than normal (as noted above) and raining. Better weather in Mpls, but that's not the annoying part: The cold and rain put a major damper on the Cherry Blossoms in the city. This is a Big Deal in DC, with events and concerts. The show went on, but without the scenic backdrop.

Re: Cherry Blossom Woes

[skylarker.livejournal.com]

That's too bad. Were the blossoms just delayed in blooming, or were they killed by late frost?

I'm hoping the lilacs come in okay here. I wasn't seeing buds yet when this last freeze came through.

Re: Cherry Blossom Woes

[mjlayman.livejournal.com]

The blossoms came in on time, but they were dead on the trees by Easter. It's always hard to predict when the blossoms will be at their best, so the Festival goes on anyway.

Re: Cherry Blossom Woes

[barondave.livejournal.com]

As above. When I got there (4/13) the blossoms were mostly gone and the remaining were sad. We passed several big Cherry Blossom Festival events in DC, in the rain and cold, with few blossoms to appreciate. Ah, transitory beauty.

A few were still around, brightening an otherwise gray trip. Not, alas, enough.