Things are sometimes not as they seem.

Margaret's Redbud tree is in bloom.  There are pansies in the park and the globe willows are fully leafed out.
There are some signs of Spring, however, which precede those developments.
    Many people start coughing as the local junipers start producing berries.  My own awareness of the season is awakened by the light of the sun which comes streaming in my east window as the sun moves northward.

(The tousled morning hair is real.  The facial features are refractive artifacts from my glasses as I sit at my computer catching up on the day's news.)

Albuquerque's streets, like those of many other towns, are mostly empty.  Of course, that has its upside.  Walking and biking are pleasant ways to pass the time.  Yesterday, I got to take a long ride beside the river with three lovely ladies.  How good is that?

Last Sunday our local film photography group met on line using the Google Hangouts conferencing program.  The session went pretty smoothly for a first try.  The face to face meetings typically feature little in the way of an agenda.  We usually just start off by going around the group to hear what people have been up to with their photography over the preceding month.  That is pretty much the way it went in the on line experience.  We are going try another on line meeting on the first Sunday of next month.