Painted pink

I stare out at the cherry blossomsIn marvel and joy I watch them bloomThen they burst out with their efflorescesAs though awaking from mother nature’s womb,And there I watch awestruck and in wonderAs though GOD splashed paint upon each branchThrough beauty, and only for beauty I cry a tearAs the blossoms explode in a pink and red avalanche.No more beauty …

Honey bee unfurloughed…

Pussy willow is the name given to the furry gray catkins which appear in late February and early March on Salix caprea, although there are many others as well. The catkins appear very early in the year before the leaves. The furry stage is actually the bud stage of the flower. Later, the fur disappears and is replaced by either male …

Glasgow panorama

On 24 Mar 2020 – the Scottish Sun reported: “Residents of a Maryhill estate have spoken out about the filthy living conditions “Shocking snaps from the communal areas of the flats, operated by Cube Housing Association, show blood on the lift buttons, ‘spit marks’ on the floors and broken glass on the ground outside. “Residents also told how faeces were …