Back to winter rain.

Just in case I am lucky ‘nuf to make it back to Japan, I included these stairs in my morning walk.

Scuttled out for a walk this morning while my room was being cleaned and made a point of doing some stairs. Of course, “doing stairs” is almost as necessary at the Asylum as it is in Japan.

When I returned on Christmas Day, two of our four elevators were on vacation. By late Tuesday, they were all back at work. By this morning, two were on vacation. Again.

Gratitude

Grateful that I can make it up to my room on the 11th floor using the stairs.

Note: Just because I can doesn’t mean I like it.


The Asylum Peony.

When I was in Japan, I ran into several peony gardens. From the locked gates, I could see the peonies blooming madly. But “Peony Viewing Season” didn’t open until January 1. One must respect tradition.

So I enjoyed our Asylum peonies after my walk.

Been wondering why my garden box hasn’t been performing up to expectations in recent years. JANUARY2026
Well, maybe it’s because the bushes behind my box are blocking the afternoon sun. JULY2016.

Fortunately, Ray Rosemary and the sage are plugging along nicely. Time to think about coleus and maybe even impatiens

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