Just an 80 -plus -year- old grandmother who is keeping her mind active by posting some simple blogs from time to time. This gives me something to do that is somewhat creative each day. I have to remember how to take a few photos and once taken how to add them to my blog. Feedback is welcome. Photos by me unless otherwise noted.
I love Springtime, especially sitting in the backyard with the trees displaying their many shades of green and the white azaleas appearing as covered with snow. I've always liked white flowers in the yard because they are so pretty when it's dusk, or dawn or in the midday sun. Yesterday afternoon, although it was a bit windy, Maggie and I spent a great deal of time out back. I swept up a bunch of oak catkins that had fallen on the patio, it will be covered again in the morning though. I trimmed a few bushes, but mainly I just sat and enjoyed the beauty of the season and watched Maggie search for chipmunks---we have a lot.
The leaves look so pretty against the Carolina Blue sky.
Shades of green.
Sun kissed white azaleas.
A touch of purple.
My tree house is hidden by the trees.
A birdhouse that my then Russian student Natasha Kennedy made for me. I still cherish it.
Maggie hunting for chipmunks.
Now I'm going to take my cup of tea, find my puppy, and enjoy more of my backyard.
When I last left you I was flying from West Palm Beach to Brooklyn, so I'm here now. Actually this was a week or two ago. The Basketball Season is over now, but I have had a fantastic one. In addition to watching my three grandsons play, I traveled to Kansas to see Devonte' play, and then to the ACC Tournament in Brooklyn for three days.
We did a bit of sightseeing the first day we arrived: Buskers on the NY Subway,The World Trade Center Memorial, A ride in a Yellow Cab, Little Italy including Ferraras.
The World Trade Center Memorial.
Our first ride in a Yellow Cab in NY City.
Dinner in Little Italy.
Ferraras.
The next morning I awoke to SNOW! Zach and Patrick had gone early to the Barclay Center so I ventured out a bit later. While waiting for a cab I met Eric Brown of ACC fame (played for Miami) who just happened to be staying at our hotel. I invited him to share my cab (which never came) so we just hiked the almost mile to the Barclay Center in the snow. FUN!!!
Snow our first morning here. And after my leaving West Palm Beach where it was very warm.
Eric Brown and I before we started our hike to the Barclay Center.
We had great seats thanks to Zach's friend Jerome Robinson who plays for Boston College.
Of course I was pulling for Carolina here.
After I returned home I continued to watch the NCAA tournament. My team didn't win but they did make it to the final four. And I didn't do too well on my bracket.
Kansas beats Duke to go to Final Four.
I was 15 out of 21. I picked Virginia to go to Final Four and I picked Kansas to win it all.
Basketball is over now until next year. I will be waiting for the NBA draft to continue to follow Devonte' Graham.
