Dream Come True

First of all, I need to report that the hummingbirds are here, and quite inquisitive. A moment ago one came and hovered at the window, checking out the living room. I'm thrilled to see them. We'd had a few earlier in the spring, as far back as April, but not the steady stream that we had last summer. But now it looks like that has begun. They are marvels of engineering and a delight to watch.

Yesterday Jen and I went to Kopke's, my greenhouse of choice. The trip was mainly for her benefit (haha) so she could check out what they have for hanging baskets and other plants. Well, yes, I spent some money there too. While we were there, the tornado sirens sounded, but we checked the sky and talked to someone who worked there and it seemed that the tornadoes weren't anywhere nearby. So we continued shopping. Then on our drive back to Madison we saw some very suspicious looking clouds northeast of us. We pulled off the road and watched...saw the wall cloud...watched some wispy looking clouds drop down...come together into a funnel shape, travel a bit, then dissipate. I have now officially seen a tornado. (We heard later that there'd been a small tornado near Cottage Grove, which is what we saw.)

Kev's on the roof, cleaning maple seeds out of the gutters...I suppose I should go spot him :)