Ry Cooder - Vigilante Man

Some may recall Ry Cooder is the amazing guitarist on this Stones classic. Wow, can he play.

We had our first taste of spring yesterday as temperatures pushed into the mid 60s. Unlike the snowy winter that much of the US has experienced this year, we've been well above the average since the start of the year. Yesterday though was amazing. The cafés were mobbed with people sitting outside and soaking in the sun and the bike path was jammed like a Saturday. There was the usual retirees out there on the path - including quite a few on bikes - but it also looked like a number of people called in sick to take full advantage of the day.

I noticed the willow trees budding along the Marne as well as daffodils starting to pop up. In our garden, the camellias are budding as is the forsythia and our almond jasmine. It's not quite as warm today but the ten day forecast has Paris at or above the average. Winter is on its last leg over here.