Tree Empathy

The neighbors cut down several huge trees. 

Last week in the NYT, there was an article about a book by a German forester about the empathy shared by trees. This sight made her wonder if the other trees cried out as the chain saws did their destruction.

Flourish

On the afternoon camino, there were

berries

witch hazel in full bloom

croci

and the harbinger of Lent--the hellebore

Neither Heron nor Eagle...

Was it a pelican? Some feathered friend was out fishing this afternoon.

Remembering HRH Prince Anastassi

I finally got the keeper's attention to remind her that today was the anniversary of HRH Lord Anastassi's death 6 years ago. We lit a candle and told a story a two about how we met. He was a wonderful big brother and a dear friend.

Stassi's  grave in Kittyrood.

Stassi and me on our kitchen back porch.

Stassi at the perch I have inherited.

Hope Buds

It's Saturday, and again she left me for the Cathedral.  She gave a talk.

But when she got home finally, I made her go out to the yard and see that harbingers of spring are  starting to show up.  All of the new shrubs we planted, and the new tulip bulbs, the hyacinths and daffodils are starting to poke their heads out. 

Our new daphne smells delicious.

Our first croci.

We can't remember which tulips these are.  We will know soon!

Dumas Bay Morning

I slept alone when she was at Dumas Bay teaching her class in the middle of the week. While she was peacefully gazing at the Bay from her room, I was howling a lot at the pet sitter. 

Remembering Katherine Marie

This week has been a chaotic week.  I hardly saw the keeper.

She was quite inattentive to me.I had a pet sitter.

But she was attentive to her dear friend Grace who is now on the other side laughing and finally at peace. She went to a Mass at SU Chapel which memorialized  her, heard a wonderful homily and  eulogy  about KMD.

It was a good time to remember their time in Montserrat and their failed search for a quality Black Madonna statue to bring back to Arrupe House for Phil.