In the Garden

H and I explored the Atlanta Botanical Garden this weekend with our Brazilian friend R. A student and Ph.D. candidate of H’s brother (in Amsterdam), R has been working on an internship at Georgia Tech for the past seven weeks. Yesterday was his last day in Atlanta, and we had offered to give him a ride to the airport.

Fortunately, his schedule gave us enough time for a visit to the garden. Inside the greenhouses, the plants were lush and the flowers were blooming.  Outside, most plants were still in sleep mode; yet, the earliest bloomers were beginning to peek out. Even without a lot of color, the amazing textures and subtle shades of winter were impressive.

It was hard not to be delighted with the company and the sights.

Seasonal Transition

I love to watch the seasons change at Fresh Market.  Their displays are always bright and fun and wildly festive.  It takes a lot of willpower for me to keep from filling my basket with goodies every time I visit the store. 

Just a week ago, this center-aisle display was filled with Valentine's stuff, and now the Peeps are "in the house" (as H would say).  I realize that Easter is still two months away, but I think that maybe the Easter Bunny might swing by our house a little early this year… possibly more than once.

All in a Day's Work

I love this series of images. My sister has a website called The Permission List, and last week she came over for some computer tutoring from H. She brought a plate full of chocolate-chip cookies (to help motivate H), along with her list of help-needed items. The two of them spent about an hour adding, deleting, moving, renaming, editing, etc. At the end of the session, H showed her how to add a link to her blog text. The last photo says it all – you would have thought he’d handed her the moon.

At that, H went back to his office, fully satisfied that this day’s work was done.