I wanted to share this picture of the same Star Magnolia tree because it has only been a short time since my last picture of it but the flowers are now completely gone. The Magnolia is done blooming and has turned green, while the dogwood is just coming into it’s full glorious white color!

Here is a Japanese Maple with such a furry look to it.. Yeah, I don’t know why I always take pictures of trees… I like them. I heard some lyrics in a song today: “The trees can forgive me, why can’t you?”

Of course man’s best friend is also quite forgiving.. This one is just lying there waiting for me to finish work.

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Yesterday I saw some rice for sale.

I noticed that the Royal basmati rice “From Foothills of Himalayas” is written in English.

…but the Kokuho rice, which looks very Asian, says Product of U.S.A

Meanwhile here’s enough rice to shut a few cake-holes.

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In other local news by Kim; The cost of gasoline for our vehicles is on the rise. No matter what our government says or does, the price of fuel has doubled in a year and someone’s getting rich. The price is up 20¢ per gallon in three days. For my Toyota; $3.79 x 24 = $90 for 300 miles. (480km)

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At the end of the day, I take a walk with the dog which turns out nice. Spring is the greatest season of all! This is a great park where I can walk amongst Nature without seeing many other people.

Below is my favorite picture from my phone today. Here’s looking up.. to the buds of Spring.

And last, the yellow of the Forsythia bush is everywhere!

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After talking to you yesterday, I thought about your pink PC when I noticed the article.

Speaking of Pink.. here it is finally Springtime! I can’t believe it’s taken so long to get here, and still a bit cold for this time of year but the blossoms are happening and there’s no stopping it now.

A couple of pics from my phone this morning at work including this weeping cherry tree in New Canaan, CT.

“Beautiful first signs of Spring”

A Pink Star Magnolia tree, New Canaan, CT.