… was this cherry tree, blooming five months ahead of schedule after a warm, almost freezeless, almost snowless December.
El Niño at work? Maybe…
Beautiful sunny day today, after another beautiful sunny day yesterday. Frank and I went for a glove-less stroll through one of America’s first garden cemeteries, dedicated in 1831.
Lots of beautiful monuments, lots of peace, lots of birdsong. My favorite monument was a white sphinx said to combine “the strength of the lion with the beauty and benignity of woman.” The eagle growing out of her head is an unexpected plus on both of these.
We did not disturb the peace of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Buckminster Fuller, Isabella Stuart Gardner, B.F. Skinner, Fannie Farmer, or the salamanders who lurk under vernal pools.
But this cherry tree! It reminded me of something Dave Winer said…