waiting for redbuds...

yesterday and today my energy has been low. low for me, that is. i still walked to and from work, but monday, i caught a dillo once i got to congress in the morning.

it seems like this happens every year in february. we have some spectacularly springlike days, with sunshine and temps in the high 70s/low 80s. people are outside soaking up the sun. the trails are crowded. lots of people are outdoors, riding bikes, walking, skateboarding, wearing shorts, flip flops, etc. you can feel spring in the air.

then winter comes back to bite us on the ass, and this time it really hurts, not like in december or january. ow! i just want to withdraw. stay home with a good book, make stew, take long hot baths, go to bed early, sleep in. the cold, the gusty north wind--enough already! let it be spring!

my paperwhites are finally blooming. they are later than usual. they've bloomed in mid-january before. the yellow jasmine blossoms near the street are popping out.

my redbud remains bloomless and leafless, though. it's on the north side, and i usually see them in bloom elsewhere before at my house.

february is always the month when i spot the first redbud in full bloom, and that is a major milestone that spring is coming, in my map of the seasons.

the north side of 2nd street, in the block just east of congress (where tesoro's and las manitas are/were) has some redbuds with unusual dark reddish/purple blossoms, i've noticed in years past. notice them, if you can (and say a little prayer that marriott leaves them there when it builds what it has to build).

here's a quote from the color purple:

i think it pisses god off when you walk by the color purple in a field and don't notice it.

maybe i'll take a detour on my way to/from work tomorrow and check those redbuds out.