24 April 2006

Had a pretty ideal day off. The only thing that would have made it better would be if my girl was around, but I managed to muddle through! Had a leisurely morning and then in the afternoon had a golf lesson at East Potomac Park. It was an absolutely gorgeous day and it was a near religious experience to be out on the fairway within sight of the Potomac River and the Washington Monument. After my lesson and some swings at the driving range, I took Rock Creek Parkway back up to the Sprung. It feels like you're in the middle of a forest with its narrow, winding roads surrounded by tall trees and the rushing creek flowing past -- it feels a million miles away from the bustling madness of Washington. I had the top down on the car, had some good tunes going--fabulous. When I got home, I tackled the lawns. The grass was about 4 inches high from all the bright sun last week and soaking rains this weekend. I've included some pics from our backyard...our newly restained deck..our beautiful lilac tree and a fun little caterpillar I noticed on the railing:


View of the backyard from the deck:



My little caterpillar friend:



A look at our newly stained deck.


Close-up of our lilac tree: