These Southern Bluebells are a very real signal that something good is coming.

More Indications of Spring in the Air

My talented buddy Linsee Lewis and I strolled down the greenway in Salem's Greenhill Park today and found all kinds of goodies you don't normally see when the trees are full of leaves.

The first hint of that lovely, delicate lime permeated the woods, but a look beneath some of the leaves and across the Roanoke River revealed pink and blue bluebells and a couple of stone buildings--kilns, I think--of some perhaps 19th-century vintage, along with promise from many of the trees. 

Here's a look at some of what we saw, including Linsee burning up her brand new Nikon F4 camera, a cool little white jewel that takes mighty fine photos. 

We wound up the early part of the day at Mac and Bob's with monster calzone.