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A tale of two tulips, dark and bright, though not much to say at Duke Gardens in April, fewer flowers, more construction, but that Rembrandt tulip, quite the overachiever.

#flowers

A dark purple tulip is in focus against a blurred background of green leaves and pink flowers.A red and white tulip is surrounded by small purple flowers and lush green leaves.

Turtle fam sunning at a pond in Duke Gardens. That’s tree pollen on the water, hope they don’t have allergies.

#animals

Two turtles resting on a rock beside a grassy area near water, another in the water.

Turtle doing yoga at a pond in Duke Gardens, more limber than me, probably.

#animals

A turtle is basking on a rock surrounded by water with reflections of trees.

The dream of every husband whose wife works from home has been achieved. I walked into her meeting without pants on. Audio meeting, true, but still, and I needed help with my knee brace, so not pervy either.

Not much to be done about crazy high tree pollen counts, so might as well enjoy the dogwood blooms popping up like daisies all around Raleigh.

#spring

The back deck turns yellow as spring is in the air and our lungs, the tree pollen count approaching infinity. A real The Last of Us (video game) vibe outside, except it’s not spores but microscopic grains containing sperm cells (not feeling better about that as I should).

#spring

A wooden deck overlooks a forested area with trees and leaf-covered ground.

Another day, another Apple Intelligence failure. This time Siri hallucinates how to hide the Menu Bar in macOS. In reality, the Menu Bar visibility options are in Settings under Control Center.

#AppleIntelligence

This image shows a macOS desktop screenshot with a search query and instructions displayed in a floating window.

While weeding in the yard around the steps to the front door, I noticed life finding a way.