And Papa Butch Now Has a Solar Bird For His Front Yard to Add to His Collection of Things That Glow at Night (Plus We Had Steak)

You can't have CNY temperatures at 60 and not want to grill outside, so I took dad over to BJs to see if we could get a couple of ribeyes for dinner. While there he eyed the tropical bird and I thought, "Well, he just turned 83, why not get a new toy for his yard." 

It's solar after all and glows at night.

Potatoes, Steak, & Salad. Delicious. And so warm.

After, I took Karal to see Lucy and Max. Lucy was definitely out of her shell and it was hilarious to see her and Karal with their zoomies jumping across the laps of anyone in their way (which was all of us). Both dogs crashed hard at night with no energy left to give.

It will be almost 70 degrees today, which is almost unheard of for Syracuse in March (ha! I chose my Spring Break wisely)(not sure about Wednesday's temps, but they'll come back up). 

Was also wonderful to walk yesterday as the high temperatures started melting the 70 or so inches that fell this winter on the lawns. The roads all had little canals of melting snow running to the sewers. It was like walking along the sound of a creek, but we were just on pavement on a warm-up day. Not so good, though, for dog owners...the mud and skunk-mating season makes for daring outdoor time for dogs. 

Ah, maybe someone will have their pool open today for a swim. 70 degrees. Nice.