tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1890416885446831282.post3964066600702423118..comments2024-02-29T21:32:07.974-05:00Comments on Lost in the Cheese Aisle: SPRING SNOWElissonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06299361897381169534noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1890416885446831282.post-8398666796857673692011-04-08T23:47:28.686-04:002011-04-08T23:47:28.686-04:00I love that phrase --- "a storm of petals.&q...I love that phrase --- "a storm of petals."Madeleine Begun Kanehttp://www.madkane.com/humor_blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1890416885446831282.post-50521247181479738512011-03-23T17:54:31.699-04:002011-03-23T17:54:31.699-04:00Jealous -- that's me. We're getting the r...Jealous -- that's me. We're getting the real thing in Chicago tonight. The weather man says we can expect 2-3 more inches between now and the middle of April. <br /><br />*Sigh*Omnibabehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05123362753225618655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1890416885446831282.post-32444861167563867662011-03-23T10:56:39.853-04:002011-03-23T10:56:39.853-04:00I wish we had blossomstorms here. Among other thin...I wish we had blossomstorms here. Among other things, Monkey would love to watch it. And by watch it I mean bang her head against the window trying to annihilate the flutters.LeeAnnhttp://lookababywolf.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1890416885446831282.post-82639942523722118172011-03-23T10:25:44.662-04:002011-03-23T10:25:44.662-04:00Pure poetry ... The Japanese make a big deal of fa...Pure poetry ... The Japanese make a big deal of falling cherry petals as a garden element:<br /><br />"...the magnificence of its flower-laden boughs and <a href="http://bit.ly/g4WKcS" rel="nofollow">the picturesque flutter of its falling petals</a>, inspired an ancient poet to liken it to the "soul of Yamato" (Japan) ...Sissy Willishttp://sisu.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1890416885446831282.post-70454767725848528502011-03-22T17:44:22.948-04:002011-03-22T17:44:22.948-04:00Soon they’ll turn brown, shrivel up, blow away, an...Soon they’ll turn brown, shrivel up, blow away, and become part of the soil, eventually becoming the constituents of future flowers. . .<br /><br />Well, Sir, won't we all. And given the ultimate outcome, all of us should endeavor not to miss the spring because we are focused on something else that, in the great scheme of things, just isn't that important.Houston Stevenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1890416885446831282.post-34113328128182708922011-03-22T16:43:27.326-04:002011-03-22T16:43:27.326-04:00... just beautiful, sir.... it instantly reminded ...... just beautiful, sir.... it instantly reminded me of this...<br /><br />http://straightwhiteguy.mu.nu/archives/172886.php<br /><br />.... our dogwoods are just starting to bud and shall be in full bloom in a few weeks.....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com