It sure was good to hear from you, Lisa! Though I am sorry to read about the aches and pains and all that in addition to what you're already going through. I have sciatica now and then as a result of a slipped disc and OUCH! You have my sympathies!

No robins here yet but the forsythia have that distinct yellowish tinge they get just a couple of days before the blossoms open. And the lilac buds are about to burst.

We opened out pool over the weekend. That's just a manner of speaking because we don't cover it over winter. We connected the plumbing and are in the process of topping it off it from the well which will take several days. The tests I did this afternoon are all within acceptable ranges, FC is way low, of course, so I think I'll go dump in a bottle of bleach and stir it up with the leaf net. Gives me something to do on a sunny afternoon and keeps me off the streets, as they say.

Anna