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After a lovely walk in Frick Park, yesterday, my house guests left and I went to Tai Chi and back to my usual routine. The house seemed very empty when I returned home. I am sure I prefer living alone, but they were great fun and I had a wonderful time. The weather improved on Friday and remained pleasant all weekend. We went to Mt. Washington and the Allegheny County Courthouse on Friday. Friday evening, was baseball time for Karen and Kathryn; I went to Robin and Steve for my usual Shabat dinner. On Saturday, K & K went to Fallingwater. I went to exercise, then to a demonstration of Chinese musical instruments. We met up again for dinner.

Sunday, we walked in Chatham (now University), then the Strip and on to the Northside. We stopped briefly at the Mattress Factory, then on to the Warhol. I had a ticket for a new opera, called RedDust. K & K looked at the museum exhibits. Katkar2

For more detail and photos read Kathryn’s blog.

The tulip tree began to bloom last weekend. I was thrilled to see the first blossom. Some of last year’s flowers still on the tree are disappearing rapidly.

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The first blossom

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White flower from last year with new bud

Walking around the Tulip Tree

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I don’t have any classes for the next few weeks so I’m taking the advice someone gave me (Eli, maybe) to get more exercise. Sunday was a beautiful day. As I started walking Robin called me and said she was walking Darcy. We met at Frick Park and walked down the Tranquil Trail, not so tranquil with Darcy who hates other dogs. But we had a lovely walk without too many noisy encounters. This is Robin and Darcy waiting off the trail as a parade of dogs passed by.Robindarcy

Yesterday I went to Tai Chi #2, the last class for this semester. I started the day, today, with a walk through Homewood Cemetery with my neighbor, Mary, and her friend, Phyllis. It’s a lovely way to get exercise, and they kept me moving at a faster pace than I would normally go, and that’s good. I got back home, drank a lot of water and rested for 15 minutes, then went to Tai Chi #1. Needless to say, I’m bushed and still recovering.

I’ve been trying to photograph the Tulip Tree each day, watching what happens to those strange flowers from last fall and waiting for the new tulips. This photo is from Saturday, a beautiful day.Tuliptree1

You can see the leaves beginning to grow around the old blossoms. I took the next photo yesterday and the following two, today. The older blossoms seem to be going with only some white pointed things (seeds?) remaining.Tuliptree2



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Tulip tree Update

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Those funny wood-like tulips are still on the tree but the leaves are beginning to appear. I took this photo yesterday before the cold rain we’re having today and the snow we are supposed to have tomorrow.Tulip_tree

Tulip tree

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I’ve been watching my tulip tree all winter. The flowers turned into green pointed buds, then the buds turned brown and looked like flowers again. Dsc01962
These flowers have been on the tree all winter. I keep waiting for them to fall down so new leaves and flowers can grow. A few of the winter flowers have fallen. I examined them; they did not look like seeds. I don’t understand that tree; I can’t wait to see what will happen.