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Welcome to March!  It’s feeling a lot like spring around here — my favorite season.  So much to be thankful for.

1. A brunch, a new friend, and new recipe. There’s an addition to our Monday night Bible study that I wanted to get to know better over brunch after church. I thought breakfast tacos would give her lots to choose from (scrambled eggs, ground beef, shrimp, avocados, pico de gallo, mango salsa, cheddar cheese, queso fresco, roasted poblanos, fresh corn). A new favorite? Shrimp and mango salsa (chopped shrimp, diced mango, chopped tomato, minced red onion, chopped cilantro, squeeze of lime juice).

2. Sunshine and rain. With the sun shining warmly, we had brunch on the patio. Afterwards, roomie and I did our study there, too, with Emmaline clacking at birds between sunning sessions. The next day? Refreshing rain.

3. Guests and garden chores. There’s nothing like having a friend over who wants to talk about gardening to motivate one to attend to gardening chores. Mowing, weeding, feeding, mulching, rearranging, and general tidying up occurred last weekend. And it feels great to see the results.

4. Virtual tours.  I’ve been enjoying these time-lapsed tours of cities like Rio de Jainero, Athens, Cannes, L.A., and Thailand. That miniaturizing effect of the tilt-shift lens adds a special charm to each scene.

5.  Speaking of spring, these made me very happy this week:  sparaxis, pelargoniums, freesias, verbena, leucojum, and dianthus.