These are just some of the flowering trees I've seen around town. I only know one of these, so if any of you can identify the trees, jump in. Don't be shy. It can be the new quiz. Identify that tree, instead of help Trish pick an apartment. If you don't know, make up a name that you think fits.
Other than taking many pictures of trees, and of Callie, it's the same old thing. Work and class. I'm getting ready to move across town. I get my keys on the 8th. I have moving people lined up for the 9th. My carpet cleaning and checkout appointments for the old apartment are set up for the 14th. Now it's all a matter of sorting, packing, cleaning, and all the other little details of moving - address changes and switching my electricity from one place to the other, etc.
It's really a pain to move without a car, or without access to someone with a car. Most of the time I don't miss having a vehicle, and kind of prefer not to have one. This is not one of those times, though. As I don't have a major credit card, renting a car is turning into one giant pain in the behind, too. The added degree of difficulty will just give me more points, right? If anyone has any suggestions on this (other than get a credit card or a car), please pass those along, too.
Otherwise, life is good. My first paper for class is due this week - legislative history of a public law. I chose one from the 94th Congress (1975), so most of my information is not online. I'm spending time with lots of print volumes of things like the Congressional Record, etc. It's actually easier to use the print volumes than the resources online. I can understand the print resources. I'm old enough to have used print resources when doing research, back in the ancient days of wooden card catalogs and lots of lots of print indexes to everything. It's making me rather nostalgic.
Callie's flea issue seems much better. I'm still looking for one of the hip and groovy comb things that the vet had. I think I'm going to have to call and ask them what it's callled and where they got it. It's the only thing I've ever seen that will get through all her fur. She's a hairy little beastie. On the other hand, the apartment has never been cleaner. I'm down to vacuuming every three days now, though. I guess it'll make it easier to clean when I move.
This crazy tree is full of fluffy pink flowers, and reminds me of some sort of Dr. Seussian tree creation.
Close up of the fluffy pink flowers. They're really feathery looking. I have no idea what this tree is and have never seen one like it before. But leave it to the librarian to know that it's a albizia julibrisson, or silk tree (Thanks, Bonnie)
This crazy tree is in an alley behind a building. When I go to the little grocery store closest to my apartment, that's the way I walk. The flowers do not look real. It bloomed earlier this spring, and is blooming again now.
The flowers remind me of a fuschia or something. They droop down. They seem very delicate and sculptural. Craig identified this tree as a Robinia, "Purple Robe" locust.
This is the only one I can identify. It's a hibiscus. There are a ton of these around town, in shades from purple to pink to white.
This tree is across the street from my apartment. It bloomed late spring/early summer. I've seen more of these around town, too.
This is the closeup of the tree. The flowers are huge and cup shaped. Craig and Bonnie agree that it's a Liriodendron tulipifera, or tulip tree, which is the state tree of Indiana.
