April 27 2020 - Sakura Sadness

I took a picture on Saturday of the first Niagara fruit blossoms.  There were apricot trees along Jordan Road in bloom.  Apricots are the first to bloom.  Here's the sequence: apricots peaches cherries pears plums apples The City of Toronto has warned the public that the Sakura cherry trees in High Park are officially off-limits starting April 22nd.  The fines start at $750 and go up to $5,000.  Here's the video on what we'll miss.  I don't mind saying that it looks hilarious to see all those people out freely walking about.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84anfjmLzLY You can see the Sakura Watch videos from past years on YouTube by entering the search terms 'sakura watch toronto'. That's what we'll be missing - this is a Sakura in bloom at Vineland Research Station last year.

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Dec 28 - Christmas Past is Passed and...

We have the 'sugar-high' of Christmas and the next day the 'so sad' feeling that Christmas is over.  This is made worse by the extended analysis of everything that happened last year, as though it will close the door on the year that is passing. So much Christmas Past right after Christmas has passed! Mayim Bialik, of the Big Bang, has posted on social media about her 2 cats that are using the bed as a dominance battleground, and waging peeing and pooing battles.  Her post made the top news this week.  You can see it HERE.  How many people tried to cheer her up with comments?  More than 10,000 people.  The screen shot in the article showed 91,970 likes.   This likely explains why the Christmas thud rebound is to lead into the new year with comedies and comedians who distract and entertain us.  So I've found a few New Year's jokes: A New Year's resolution is something that goes in one year and out the other. New Years Eve is the only acceptable time to wear body glitter without being mistaken for a stripper. My New Year's resolution is to stop hanging out with people who ask me about my New Year's resolutions. I have only one resolution. To rediscover the difference between wants and needs. May I have all I need and want all I have. What happened to the man who shoplifted a calendar on New Year's Eve? He got 12 months! Our picture today is a flowering wisteria - it looks like fireworks for the New Year.