Ode to April: More of this please

Wherein we had our first sunset picnic of the year; first full moon hike of the season at the state arboretum where we were serenaded by Spring Peepers and a meteor grazed the sky; the hopefulness of gardening: the fox kits are romping about behind Professor Tolliver's place; we had a lightening strike in the neighborhood that hit a fence and blew the caps of the post and sent sparks and flames from the base...it shook the homes and was heard and the high school as reported by my cub...I had to straighten the pics on the wall when I returned home; never heard of Jammy Eggs until recently so I tried making a batch to top our udon and they reminded me of my grandpa Lenny.  (He loved soft boiled eggs with toast for breakfast and a glass of apricot nectar); On Easter we went fishing on the Shenandoah River; made our springy supper tart recipe with our home grown micro greens; 

2 days later we had a bizarre blizzard; my friend K rescued some plants and gave me some ostrich fern, quince and poppy; the warranty repairs to the house have been completed; the starter died in the car and cost me $700 to replace but my tax refund will buffer that; the county was selling rain barrels for cheap so now I have 2 and that should cut down water costs for lawn/garden; I finally used my gift cards at the nursery on an apple tree and fern and...

we took a trip back to Reston where the cub skateboarded with his old pal A while I drove around to see all that has changed since we moved (I cried when I saw the field where I used to host Mighty Girl Art.  I long to do that again once it's covid-safe); we then saw a long time friend O perform in his HS musical, and then had a quick visit with more dear friends since toddlerhood (we talked about all the fun things we used to do together and the solstice gatherings I hosted and I was teary because we have been isolated since covid and that has made the grieving process so much harder; we returned home with our hearts full and...

in an extraordinary coincidence, the healthcare system that I work for received a grant for the Marodyne Liv that I read about many years ago and it's located right below my office where I can use it 5 days per week!;

VH medical staff was the feature in the Apple Blossom Festival parade and they asked us all to march in it (however the cub and were spending the day in Reston as mentioned)

Our Apple Tree