A Little of This and That

Herd of deer by the parking lot at work

Spring is finally coming to Colorado. The trees look fuzzy, their branches covered with buds ready to leaf out. I have planted a few things in the garden - lettuce, spinach, and peas. 

A herd of deer visited the parking lot where I work. They posed for photos. Check out my April 8 blog post to see a magpie nest in the same parking lot. We seem to be a hot spot for wildlife activity!

As a follow-up to my March 12 guest blog post on author Judy Alter's website, I learned that activities are planned to commemorate the 100 year anniversary of the Ludlow Massacre. 
http://www.colostate-pueblo.edu/Communications/Media/PressReleases/2014/Pages/04-04-2014-2.aspx

My schedule will be busy for the next few weeks. On April 27, I will participate in the Englewood library's Meet the Faces Behind the Books author event. http://www.englewoodgov.org/our-community/news-and-events/calendar-of-events/-item-13863

The first weekend in May, I will be in Bethesda Maryland, attending the Malice Domestic traditional mystery conference.
http://www.malicedomestic.org/

In between, I hope to spend time in my garden. I can't stop to smell the roses because there are none in bloom yet, but I can clean up my iris flower bed and plant more cold hardy vegetables. This time of year in Colorado, we alternate summer-like days with brief, furious snowstorms. We welcome the spring snow because we need the water. I hope you are enjoying spring!

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