Some Iris and the greening of the mountains

 

Here the green is almost to the top of the mountain...and it was almost Mothers Day...both signs that we've passed our last possible frost for this winter. But we actually had frost warnings yesterday...4 days after Mother's Day! I covered all the plants on the front porch, and brought in the two on the balcony to enjoy impatients inside!

A delicate looking Azalea, I think.

Looking north to the Blue Ridge, across the golf course.

I'm pleased that the iPhone 12 can handle the shades of yellow much better than my 7 could.

The gas crisis has somewhat abated. But I must also mention the fact that the ransom of millions of dollars was paid to the hackers. Though the President of the US commented about the need to be patient as gas slowly arrives in the 5-6 states that were most affected, this smacks of supporting terrorists who hacked a US company. Guess who will end up paying that ransom in the long run.

I also recently experienced watching Greta Thunberg in 3 PBS shows which impels me to mention her dedication to speaking about climate crisis. The 3rd show ended with her having seen the effective use of scientific tools, supported by government and funding to combat the COVID pandemic...and that the same methods can be used on the climate crisis if people will only see it and want to do something about it.

Today's quote:

According to String Theory, what appears to be empty space is actually a tumultuous ocean of strings vibrating at the precise frequencies that create the 4 dimensions you and I call height, width, depth and time.
—Roy H. Williams