As we head into the 9 o’clock hour we are at 46 degrees under sunny skies. Trees are in bloom. I had to take the local yokel bus to work as I had to wait for the landlord to arrive to fix my leaky sink faucet. Should be a spring day as things are starting to bud up pretty good in the city and we are looking for a high around 61 degrees.

The weekend looks pretty nice but at this point I don’t envision heading out of town. I heard it is going to be in the low 60s both days with sunny conditions. I thought about going up to Hope Falls Road but heck I’m heading out on vacation on Tuesday evening so I really should pack this weekend. I also need to test the new camp stove out, so to make sure it’s ready to go.

Two months from today will be the first day of summer. It remarkable how brief the seasons really are. The unofficial start of summer – Memorial Day – is forty days off.

Tonight is the Save the Pine Bush Dinner at the First Presbyterian Church between State Street and Chestnut downtown. As usual it’s at 6 pm. I’m sure somebody interesting will be speaking but I’m too lazy to check savethepinebush.org website.

Today in 1861, Robert E. Lee, resigns his commission in the United States Army in order to command the forces of the state of Virginia. While many people have strong opinions about slavery in our country, I always thought it was rather unfair for the northern states to try to impose their views on the south. Over time I’m sure this institution would have faded away without war based on an industrializing south. War should never be the answer and while the civil war wasn’t as toxic as modern warfare, a lot of unnecessary blood was spilled the night they drove old Dixie down….

Have a great Hump Day!