"Squirrel!"

A couple days ago, I told a friend that I'd spent 

the afternoon going through nearly 2,400 e-mails 

and downloaded about 350 images 

from my camera, all amassed 

during the time my computer was down.

The volume of e-mail didn't faze him, but he wondered

what I took pictures of, that I could have so many.

"Oh, flowers, buildings, just about anything

that catches my eye," I responded.

"Flowers? What flowers? There's been no spring!"

he said. I just laughed. All of us have felt the drag

of what seemed like an interminable winter.

It's been a real relief these past couple weeks

to finally see buds and bits of color emerge

from our somber surroundings.

I stood on the corner last Saturday, waiting for

the bus that would take me to my swimming session,

when I looked up to see these pink buds.

I was looking for something, anything, and found

these right above my head.

Then, of course, something else caught

my attention "Squirrel!" and I was 

off on another little mission. :-)