First real day of spring (for me, anyway)

I got to go on a mini-bike ride, it was almost warm, and the cherry blossoms were out in full force.

Every year I attempt to take pictures of them, and to paint them, but nothing ever seems to come close to the real deal.
Last night I had the worst insomnia I’ve had for awhile. I read from 10:30 until 3:00 AM. As a result, I called in sick today.

The weird thing is that after not sleeping at all, I got up at 6:30 and spent the whole day cleaning closets. I ended up with two huge bags of stuff for Goodwill. As soon as I got my bedroom closet in order, Trix curled up with my tennis shoes, and didn’t budge the rest of the day.

This evening I drove my bags over to the drop-off site in Ballard. That’s when my lack of sleep hit me. I wasn’t sure I was going to make it home in one piece. But here it is 10:45 PM, and not only am I still awake, but I have my annual attempt at painting cherry blossoms finished!

I watched more of the Wire while I painted (which I still have mixed feelings about), and ate cinnamon toast. Now I am going to fall into bed, and hopefully SLEEP, SLEEP, SLEEP.

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