Bud probably wishes I'd be out birding instead of staying home away from the maddening crowds on the beaches! LOL We spent most of the weekend pulling weeds from this past winter months. And there were a LOT! They filled up our large trash bin the city provides. The last time we did quite a bit of yard work was before Christmas. And it was proof...ignoring the weeds is NOT a good thing.
Anyway, I did manage to go to the small park downtown for an hour or two. I heard cardinals singing and saw doves flying overhead, but no photo ops this time. I ended up taking photos of all the wild flowers I could see...
When I noticed the wild bluebonnet in bloom [fourth image in top series], I realized that maybe I should take a short drive to my annual check where there are fields of them!! Since we are in a drought tho, I'm thinking that they are not gonna be all too showy this year! I've been wrong before!! Oh, and the acacia trees were in full bloom at the park...the fragrance permeated the air...sweet!!! A sure sign Spring has arrived.
BEWARE OF THE IDES OF MARCH
As a lot of my followers know, I enjoy anything Shakespeare. One of my favorites is Julius Caesar [a Shakespearian thriller]. Today is the 15th of March! A soothsayer comes from the crowd and warns Caesar 'Beware of the Ides of March'. The Roman dictator, Julius Caesar, was not emperor until AFTER his death, being stabbed at the quorum/gathering on the 15th.
Today, the phrase “beware the Ides of March” often refers to some betrayal that is going to happen to somebody. The phrase mostly implies in terms of some treachery or some alert.