Another picture from my walk through the Gardens. This one dedicated to my mother, whose birthday is today.
Archive for March, 2009
Signs of Spring: Cherry Blossoms
Posted in North Carolina, Pictures on March 26, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Signs of Spring: Redbuds
Posted in North Carolina, Pictures on March 24, 2009 | 1 Comment »
The blooming trees around here haven’t actually gotten me to run my car off the road yet, but not for lack of trying. I took a walk through the Gardens before I left work today and took a few pictures. I thought this very close-up shot of a redbud branch was interesting. It certainly does [...]
The Official 2009 Birthday Card
Posted in Life on March 22, 2009 | 3 Comments »
It’s my birthday again! You know how I can tell? Because I got my official Ray & Anita handmade birthday card in the mail yesterday. Here is this year’s card, beautiful as always:
Last year’s card is here.
I will blame it on the trees
Posted in Life, tagged blooming, spring, trees on March 12, 2009 | 3 Comments »
I would just like to say this now: If I have a traffic accident in the near future, it will be because of the trees. On my way to work, before I even make it out of my neighborhood, I have to pass an enormous flowering pear tree and two impressively old flowering cherries. A [...]
Celebrating Grammar in Style
Posted in Language, tagged national grammar day on March 4, 2009 | 2 Comments »
It’s National Grammar Day today, and to celebrate I really wanted to wear my grammar shirt. Alas, it is too cold here to go around in a t-shirt, so I’ll show my pride here instead.
My other favorite language nerd shirt is this one.