Spring Buds

It is a stunning 78 degrees in downtown Winston-Salem right now, and while this is an unusual burst of summery heat, it is gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous. There's enough of a breeze that it made for a delightful stroll over to the Old Fourth Street Filling Station to meet a former graduate student for lunch out on their patio today.



And in the yard, one of my early indicators of the approach of a more humane season in which to live has appeared: buds on the Bradford pear tree. It was quite a sight up against today's Carolina blue sky (and yes, the Tar Heels won their second game in the NIT tournament).