It's been a busy few weeks around here. Sometimes I don't know what we've been so busy doing, but I do know that I haven't had much time to upload pictures and blog about them....so I must be busy, right? I try to stop and smell the flowers though, even if they are in the trees.
Our flowering crab apple or flowering whatever tree...because I don't really know what it is...has been pretty this year in spite of the weather. Warm, almost hot in March, now back to "normal" April temperatures...that seem really cold since it had been so warm...some snow, some hail, some cold rain, but the blossoms were still beautiful. And the smell nice too!
The next picture explains some of the "busy" ness that we've been experiencing around here. Baseball season has begun for Billy. There are usually 3 or 4 games a week. I love watching and taking pictures at the games.
But that means a lot of time getting to the games, being at the games, and then looking over the pictures after the games. Oh, and laundry too. The kid gets dirty. But I love it.
On the off days I try to catch up, and smell the flowers again.
Heading to the field on a Saturday afternoon for a double header. I am going to miss these days when he's done playing.
"Sometimes it rains." Do you know which movie that quote came from? I'll post the rest of it in a little bit. We had a very rainy Sunday here last week, almost 2" of rain and some hail. It was a good day to be inside.
No games on Monday because things were too wet, there was time to smell the lilacs.
The Monday game was played on Tuesday though...on an all turf field. It was a little strange. It wasn't because of the rain, that school plays on the turf all the time.
They were back on their home field in the dirt on Wednesday. I loved the action in this photo, and the American flag in the background. Oh, I kinda like the catcher too.
On Thursday the boys played in the cold rain. 42 degrees, windy and a steady rain. Brrr. Getting the win helped though.
Here's the full quote from before. "This is a very simple game. You throw the ball, you catch the ball, you hit the ball. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, sometimes it rains." From the movie Bull Durham. One of my favorites. I think I might have to watch it again the next time it rains.
On Friday we switched out of baseball mode and into music mode. I took a quick shot of my tulips on the kitchen table...
...then we went to see Greg Brown and Bo Ramsey at the Cedar Cultural Center in Mpls. I snapped a photo with my phone. Poor picture, but an amazing show. 18 songs, the boys were rocking.
On Saturday we headed down to Winona to see Brian and to go to another Greg Brown concert there. There was a music festival at Winona State University where Brian goes to school...seeing Brian and Greg Brown at the same time seemed like a great idea. It was!
We enjoyed the show with Brian...what a difference a camera makes....we enjoyed going out to dinner afterwards.
And we enjoyed going out for breakfast with Brian on Sunday morning. This is a rock formation in Winona that you can see from pretty much everywhere. The photo was taken from the Perkins parking lot.
What I didn't enjoy was saying good-bye to Brian when it was time to leave. Knowing that he'll be home in less than two weeks did help though. I like it best when my family is all under one roof! The whole "empty nest" thing isn't something I look forward to!
I hope that your spring days are full of hope, fun and green grass! Thanks for stopping by.
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