Beat it, Wintersmith

Madison took these pictures tonight of the tree in front of our house, along with some flowers that have just begun to bloom throughout the yard.  Spring is here, and there's nothing you can do about it now, Wintersmith.  Madison's favorite season is still fall though, this mainly because of the intense pollen count and allergies.  Driving over the lake, you see rivers of this yellow sludge, all the pollen that's collected on the surface of the water.  It's all in the air, and we're sniffling and snorting, and looking forward to those days it will rain.  The Bradford pears in the front yard are in their stink mode too, assaulting your nostrils the moment you step out of the house or car to go somewhere.

Still, the flowers are lovely, and the white petals fall like snow when a small breeze comes along.  There are so many and it's so constant that it really does look like snowfall, and that's never a bad thing.  The temperature is cool in the morning, but warms up to such a pleasant place in the afternoons.

Speaking of which, what a pleasant moment it is to sit on the front porch when weather is so ideal like this.  I was reading "Wintersmith" and just completely relaxing for a few moments, something we don't get to do that often lately.  I'm really enjoying these Terry Pratchett books again!

Anyway, Madison had black belt class tonight, which is a lot more intense than she's used to, but that's a good thing, and it's certainly challenging at times.  It's great for her.  The two of us went tonight, as Nana is feeling a bit under the weather lately.  She's sparring more challenging opponents, and she's still finding her way.  Additionally, she's working on more complicated forms and exercises.  She's ready for a tall drink of water or sweet tea or a soda when she gets out of class, which we often do on the way home, stopping at the gas station.

Tonight was the premiere of "Falcon and Winter Soldier," which was great.  We've been accustomed to sitting on the couch on Fridays, watching new episodes of things.  Madison also likes the show, "Secrets of Sulphur Springs," which has got us all hooked to find out what happens next.

It was a quiet day, but a good one.  We said our prayers tonight, and of course we've been reading from the Bible, and from "Galaxy's Edge," which is nearly over for us.  We set the alarm for tomorrow morning, but not for too early!