Wow. I had to be reminded that yesterday was Texas Independence Day by someone who doesn’t even live in the state. Thanks to Hands in the Dirt. Time was this was a well-known holiday. Or was it only recognized in the schools?

There are unmistable signs of Spring now. Gazing out my office window I thought I could detect leafing out on the row of big trees on the far side of the parking lot. We have a little bit of lettuce already in the garden, holdovers from last year. Enough for a very small salad. And the seeds I planted have sprouted.