A WISCONSIN WEDDING

Danielle, my brother Dale's daughter, got married to Rob Van Nguyen. Rob is of Vietnamese heritage. They got married on a very windy, blustery day. So that is why you may see Danielle cringing a little! She and the bridesmaids stuck it out and we were shortly thereafter inside for the celebrations. Couple pictures, Dad and Jackie. Dave and Lynn. Good Fortune to Danielle and Rob and may their union grow into something beautiful.

SPRING, WITHOUT A DOUBT

Wish I had a dollar for every tulip in Madison, These flowers are at the driveway entrance to a lakefront home.

An empty lifeguard station.

Two Geese and their Brood, practicing their water skills.

James Madison Park area and downtown lakeshore. You are three blocks from the Capitol. This is how scenic Madison is.




Couples, talking it over. Sunset soon.

HAPPY EASTER: STACEY OFF TO D.C.

Up before dawn, Stacey is going to catch a Milwaukee flight. She is in the air even as I post this.

Construction on the main streets of Madison, traffic continues to flow on this two lane as the streets are dug up. In a lot of areas they go down six feet or so and replace the base also. And any pipes there. All new meridian with plants, grass, and trees.

MID MARCH MORNING

The sun rises, cold and hesitant. Trying to warm the cold landscape. But Spring is coming... Still quite a bit of ice on the lake.

The Lakeshore, an old weathered tree.

The tree catching the morning light, a bend in the road. The road quiet this Sunday morning.

IN LIKE A LION...

Late Spring snowstorm hits the east coast. This is Brooklyn NY on March 2 early AM while people getting ready to go to work.

PUBLIC ENEMIES...COMING JULY 1

JAMES BALDWIN, my neighbor says hi. Pictured here on the capitol steps during the filming of Justice Scene for the upcoming movie. Black suit facing right, he was photographer.

MADISON TEA HOUSE

DOBRA TEA HOUSE, State Street. Had the SHENYIPAI Dark Puer tea,
Many national teas here. Service was YIXING Clay Ware. Very uplifting. ( SHEN ye pie pronounce ) You can google Puer Tea to read about health benefits.






This is a type of TUOCHA tea, the leaves are pressed into the shape of a bird's nest, thus TUOCHA it is called. The nest is broken apart and the leaves are steeped in hot water.

LATE WINTER IN WISCONSIN

Downtown Madison and park area, A shelter house very busy in summer. Winter the swings sit idle but people still get out to fish the lakes, photo, walk the dog, jog. We Madisonians with our pasty complexions wait for the summer to come! When its over 50 degrees, you see people getting a tan. And throwing the frisbee.
A lot of people will visit Wisconsin for our snow and our summers and our seasons and our lakes.

The latest snowfall covered everything in the area, this is Murphy's Creek, actually in Madison city limits. A park area, pictured are a couple of cross-country skiers on a Sunday afternoon. Temperature is in the 20's, you can overheat if you
dress too warm.