Happy Spring

Today I had an early appointment on Como Avenue so I thought I would celebrate the first day of spring by visiting the Marjorie McNeeley Observatory. Here is a rosemary bonsai that I admired.

They had several azalea bonsai. I was hoping to see the spring flower show in the sunken garden room but unfortunately that room was closed while they took down the winter show and added the spring show. They looked like they were almost done working. Rumors were flying that they might open the sunken garden room this afternoon. I waited for awhile before I walked down to and around the lake.

The southern third of the lake had thin ice but the rest was open water. I thought maybe the wind pushed the ice this way but it seemed to fit nicely in the bay so maybe not. I saw red winged blackbirds. I was happy to see the first Eastern bluebird of the season.