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<\/a>Fabulous fellows<\/p><\/div>\n
A frightfully friendly family of forsythias greet me each morning as I enter the homestretch on my walk to work.\u00a0 Lately, I’ve been getting off the bus about fifteen minutes from the office to enjoy a brisk walk the rest of the way.\u00a0 I nod and smile to these fine folks every day.\u00a0 <\/p>\n
<\/a>Motto: "Where Mixed Flowers Mix"<\/p><\/div>\n
The Union Center is the heart of the floral neighborhood just east of where I work.\u00a0 You can count on always meeting a diverse bunch of residents shopping, eating at sidewalk cafes, or just out for a stroll, like I do so often.\u00a0 A friendly hello and an invitation to sit for a spell are almost always in the cards.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Street Scene<\/p><\/div>\n
This view is so typical of what you’re going to see on the roads, repeated over and over each day.\u00a0 I never tire of the wild profusion of residents driving by, yet the orderly, down-to-earth way they go about it.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Tulip triplets out for a stretch<\/p><\/div>\n
These chappies called out to me the other day.\u00a0 What could I do but join them for a bit?\u00a0 I won’t soon forget their sterling conversation, their witty yet insightful ideas about life and beauty and what’s really important in this world of ours.<\/p>\n
<\/a>A breath of choral fragrance<\/p><\/div>\n
Get your schnoz ready for a treat when the Hyacinth Chorus concertizes in the village green.\u00a0 Currently, they are performing (and perfuming) lunchtime concerts: a mix of acapella numbers and airy classics.\u00a0 Breathe in their harmonies and be refreshed.\u00a0 An olfactory treat!<\/p>\n
<\/a>Hey boys, what's the occasion?<\/p><\/div>\n
Call me pleasantly surprised to stumble across this parade on the hillock.\u00a0 Proud daffodils, marching by in full regalia, with a few hyacinth children running alongside, made for a jolly, martial moment.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Soul relief from our medical neighbors<\/p><\/div>\n
These wispy beauties sway to the west of my building on the property of a medical facility.\u00a0 Who needs to see a doctor when just the sight of their lush, billowy, fullness is a healing balm, at least for my soul?<\/p>\n
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<\/a>...amid more blossoming trees.<\/p><\/div>\n
Though not next door, this noble neighbor lives only ten minutes from where I work.\u00a0 I nod a greeting as I pass by each day, walking from the bus stop to work.\u00a0 Already beautiful and inspiring no matter the season, dressed with a dash of blossoming trees, the Monument is even better to look at.\u00a0 I’m uplifted even more than usual, looking up at his lofty heights.<\/p>\n
Those are some of my neighbors.\u00a0 I hoped you enjoyed meeting them as much as I enjoyed introducing them.\u00a0 Next time you’re in town, look me up and I’ll take you, too, for a stroll in my neck of the woods.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I like the blossoms and spring flowers that live next door, at least for a few weeks each year.\u00a0 Quite a few live near the building where I do my day job Monday through Friday.\u00a0 The neighborhood is very integrated: … Continue reading