Mom and Dad's deal fell through

Just a quick note...my parent's had an offer on their home, but it was retracted under the terms of the sale agreement, much to my Dad's disappointment. They changed the sign in the yard back to For Sale and are keeping their finger's crossed! See the previous post for more info. If you are looking for a nice house on a creek near Loganville, Ga, click on the photo please!

A different perspective

When you get stuck in a rut, the best thing might be take a look at things from a new perspective. Maybe that is what my cat, Callie, is doing. She seems to enjoy twisting her head around into all sorts of odd angles just for the fun of it.

Today was a dull day at work....lots of data entry. My hands are not used to typing so much and they cramped by the end of the day. Fortunately, the end is in sight and another couple of days, and the project will be complete.

Dad called me this afternoon and their house is now under contract! Everyone told these horror stories about trying to sell a house in the current economy, but their home sold in just over a week! So now, they have till May 2 to move out. Looks like the next few weeks will be busy ones.

Mom and Dad will be moving to the mountains on the North Carolina/Georgia border between Murphy, NC and Blairsville, GA. They have about 6 acres there in a nice valley with mountain views, with a barn to store their stuff until they build a new house. Looks like it will be a few months in their camper in the meantime.

Tulips Everywhere

Here are a couple photos that I snapped around town. They were taken with my Canon D30 and the 100mm Macro lens.

Despite the profuse number of yoshino cherry trees that are blooming, my eyes were drawn to a few patches of tulips. I am not sure why they fascinate me, but they do. Perhaps it is the huge variety of shapes, colors, and varieties of tulips...maybe it is just that it is really doesn't seem like spring until they are out.

Unfortunately, at my house, I live in a spot that used to be ocean front property (a few million years back). A block or two up the road, they have real dirt, but at my house, it is all sand.....which tulips do not seem to like. So they just don't do well here.

Winter's Bounty

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The last berries from winter on the nandina bush by the back door give a little shine after the rain this morning. I ran out into the yard to snap a few images of the flowers between showers, but thought that this nandina looked the best.

Also, the pecan trees in the front yard have been full of birds this morning. Lots of phoebes, sparrows, and finches have been bouncing in and out of the branches, which has drove my kitty crazy. She sits in the window and fantasizes about "The Great Hunt".

I had hoped to go to the craft and art show at the Cherry Blossom Festival today, but the rain canceled that. It should be back on tomorrow, so will head over there tomorrow morning. Still, I am glad to see the rain. I got a few tomato plants in the ground and scattered some Zinnia (Old Maids, as we used to call them when I was a kid) and African Daisy seeds out on Thursday evening.

Hot Air Balloons

Here are a couple photos of the hot air balloon launch yesterday morning. It was part of the Cherry Blossom Festival in Macon, GA.