04.03.13  Driving away, actually.  We won’t be home for three weeks which is a very long time for me.  Spring is bursting out during these record-breaking 55 degree days.  The barn swallows came back this week-end and the ospreys are expected any day now.  I always fret that I will miss everything, but, in truth, when I return, the leaves still won’t be out.  It all takes a long time and the spring rains will nourish the roots and buds and I’ll see it all when I get home.  Note to self:  “where ever you go, there you are.”