Did the dishes, went out to take a walk but there is no place I want to walk to! So I walked up a block and down a block and cleaned the melting ice away from the front steps and chatted with a man from across the street who announced, "summer is coming!" I did not realize he was such an optimist! However, I can report that the buds on the lilac are swelling! It should not bloom before May but it is alive and well.

It is windy, like a wonderful spring day; a little harder and it could have blown me over. That was the determining factor in not walking further. I was blown over and rolled into the street in 1978 and it was somewhat traumatic. I love the wind, love to feel it and hear it but treat it with respect.

When I took out the compost, I could mostly walk on top of the snow but I sank a couple times - up to my knees. Not much sun out back.

Going to consider else on list of TTD. Mostly thinking of focussing on checking out more of the things I discovered in the archives. And enjoying the sun pouring in the front windows. And being warm enough!