Let me begin with an aside. Spring has come early, and the daffodils are amazing this year. These are gathered around the foot of our bur oak tree, the tree that friends gave us eleven years ago in memory of my father's passing. Of course, the tree always brings back fond memories of dad, especially so this spring.
Last Sunday evening, our friends David and Robert arrived for a short visit. David is a good friend of mine dating back to 1973 when he worked at the local Wesley Foundation. They had been touring the country by car for several weeks and stopped by to see us as they worked their way home (New Jersey). We had lots to catch up on, as we are only able to see each other every couple years. On Monday, we enjoyed a lunch at Takanami. That night, we treated them to a dinner at Orchard Green. Conversation is always lively over good food and drink.
David loves to photograph flowers and other interesting plants, so I guess the picture of the daffodils above isn't really too much of an aside. Before they got back on the road on Tuesday afternoon, David spent quite a bit of time in our yard photographing these flowers plus our redbud, flowering crab tree, lungwort, and other blossoms. Robert even snuck a picture of David while he was flat on the ground getting a closeup of some flowers. Here we all are just before they boarded their car to head back east. It was great to see them! Wish we were all closer! If things work out, they may be able to visit us at the lake in September.
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