A minute of calm in a sea of termoil

After spending the morning stitching and watching the news channel, we finally had the chance to get the bikes out and ride around the block.  I found very little problem except the right turn hand signal hurts.  Then a walk around the yard. The Nanking Cherries are in bloom.  That ususally means a severe wind/rain storm coming, but not today.  The lady slippers are all up and a couple of clumps big enough to have buds soon.  We are trying to transplant Lily-of-the-Valley into the front yard, where we can control the spread.  Last year we dug it all out of the back where it was spreading uncontrolled into the neighbour's yard.  It's growing quite nicely where we dug it all out, but there a couple of clumps in the   front, so we just have to persevere.  There is a volunteer tulip in front that now has a small bud.  Then I sat outside in the sun and just soaked up vitamin d for awhile.  I watched small birds hiding themselves in the lawn--that is now being cut for the first time this year.  It was nice and a pleasant change from the frantic activity out in the real world.