Look who's back....

I meant to post in February, or March, and especially in April, but OK, May it is.

A quick catchup. Winter was cold and long and tiresome. Life marched on. I drank a lot of wine, certainly too much wine, and made lots of soup and dog biscuits and spent quality time with my family. I turtled mostly. I gained some weight, so I purged my closets of all the things that don't fit.

My husband and I turned 55,  and to my utter amazement, our baby girl turned 18. We celebrated at a volleyball court, of course!

Travel. Lots and lots of travel. I flew to Delaware with my son to visit family and then Florida with my daughter for a volleyball tournament. I put my daughter on airplanes to California, Florida twice, and Texas for volleyball tournaments. My husband traveled all over for business and he and our son went to Augusta, Georgia for the Masters - a bucket list dream trip for both of them. I bought tickets for my mother and sister to come out for my daughter's graduation. I have three more trips pending this spring all over for volleyball and three more trips to plan after that. That last one will be a doozy, taking daughter to school so far away. I'm going to miss her tremendously.

It has been, and will continue to be a time of comings and goings.

I watched and listened in amazement as Spring happened right before my eyes, the same as every year.

I bought a new camera which I am barely beginning to learn how to use.

I cleaned my windows and am reveling in morning and afternoon sunshine.

I read all your blogs, wrote dozens of comments I never sent, and thought of you all often.

I read a book again, finally and a good one too. Thank you Elizabeth for A Constellation of Vital Phenomena. It was a revelation.

I'm still here, glad you are too.

Now, for the pretties. Look who's back again this year:

Don't the colors just burn your eyes? It's almost too much.

I'm paying attention as hard as I can and holding on tight.

Hope you are too.

xo