The Green!

Well, the warm rain last night finally brought the real GREEN color out in the lawns. There was a noticable difference overnight, and when I opened the blinds this morning, even in the grey early light, it was exhilarating.

On the way in to work, another overwhelming sign of spring was the phenomenon that Bill calls "the red death", which is really the release of the bud sheaths from the silver maple trees. They cover the ground underneath the trees with a red carpet, expecially noticable on roads and sidewalks. We should actually call it "the red life".