Thursday, April 17, 2008

Hydrangeas

It was not a very pretty day, cloudy and not very warm. In need of bright colors again (because I had no new news about the return of the traveling Japanese speaker) I took a trip to the Como Conservatory to look for flowers. The spring show was in full flower (and the stinking corpse flower was nowhere to be seen or scented), especially the blue hydrangeas.

When I arrived home I found that KS had blogged on xanga and left information about her impending arrival in the Twin Cities. She furnished only a date and time without an airline name or flight number, but enough to improve the mood of the ancient tennis ball striker. April 23, early in the day, 8:16 am. Yay!

I played mixed doubles with the hardcore crew at Wooddale tonight. Even Jerry was able to play, and actually quite well. His doctors have given him a hiatus from his treatments and he came out to play. It was good to see him and tan his churlish old hide. He wouldn't have it any other way.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Good news on KS's return soon. It was also good to hear that Jerry is doing well enough to play well and take a hiatus from chemo.

Very pretty hydrangeas. Lovely blue color. It will be quite a while before we see those outside.

An earthquake this morning -- not here, but we felt it's shock waves shake the house. Unexpected, to say the least.

Anonymous said...

A few budding trees here, too. A few forsythia bushes (where the tiny yellow flowers bloom and fall off before the leaves appear). And one hyacinth and a yellow primrose. Signs of spring all around. Including the wind. SS

Gino said...

Very good news.

Emily said...

Yay for the return of the P-ster! We will all be very happy to see her.

Nice flowers, also.