At work, the outside world moves on

This is what work looks like on sabbatical in my home office/guest room. Note the strange faces that I fear we all make when we are concentrating. Unfortunately, unless the day is very sunny, this photo shows what the lighting is like too. Outside,

The azalea is even closer to blooming and the trees show

that winter hasn’t killed them after all. The redbud in the backyard is at its height, and the top of the one in my neighbor’s yard tips the fence.