Spring and Comedy

Spring is springing in the back yard.  Yesterday morning I was out looking at the flower buds on the giant pear tree which were closed.  Last night at dusk, they were all open, thousands of them.  That's the fastest I've seen anything burst out, ever.  

Here is the tree.

Here is a close up of one of the flowers.  They're pretty.

Here is the dogwood.  Reports of his demise may have been premature.  See the little green shoots coming out? 

We did not know this, because we were in Tucson, but last winter was terrible.  There were a couple of cold snaps that killed established shrubs.  The neighbor lost five rhodies.  In light of that, I'm pretty happy that the dogwood may not be dead.

Last night was the White House Correspondents Dinner.  President Biden demonstrated that he can be funny.  He took out after Fox News, Tucker Carlson and Marjorie Taylor Greene.  Another speaker, Ray Woods Jr. is a comedian.  He spoke about Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, who has recently been revealed as accepting lavish vacations and other unreported gifts from billionaires.  He's not the only grifter on the bench, but he's one of the worst.  Anyway, CLICK HERE for Mr. Woods' riff on Mr. Thomas.  Ray Woods is funny.

That's it, all I've got is spring.