Spring, where have you gone?

Today was actually quite lovely: bright blue skies and a crisp springy cold. The river is full of blocks of ice and also pretty blue. While down there today I was thinking of two things: there's another winter weather advisory for tomorrow and opening day for the Tigers is a mere 12 days away.

High five

Sky II

In honour of Heidi's brief visit the clouds opened and the sun shone down.

Thinking back to my medieval lit survey with a bit of irony

It's grey again today and, if you ask me, it's time for sunshine and flowers.  This gorgeous New Yorker cover seems to agree. Today, for some reason, I've been thinking back to my medieval literature class where we all learned to sing "Sumer is icumen in." Perhaps because sumer hardly seems to be icumen in, I've been quietly humming the song to myself today. It was so much fun, I thought you too should sing along. Click here for the merry tune and here for the lyrics in Middle English. Get a bunch of friends and sing it as a round. Depending on how this week shakes out, you might want to use Ezra Pound's lyrics.

Sky 1

Sleepy Kitties

Late Night Construction Site

Out for a late night walk last night past the renovations of a nearby school that have temporarily taken on a great Blade Runner aesthetic