today was an incredibly warm and beautiful spring day. i wore a sweater under my down vest. no hat, no gloves. i met my friend on 8th street to interview a pediatrician with her. she will be adopting a child soon and has several pediatric offices to visit. after the interview and lunch together, i walked to a pet store in soho looking for a specific toy for pluto (which they no longer had) and then i walked home again along 11th street looking for those harbingers of spring . .
snow drops . .
and crocuses.
i also stopped for an affogato with burnt honey vanilla ice cream at morgenstern's.
they have such delicious ice cream with interesting flavors.
i waited for greg to come home from work by the bike rack not far from our apartment. the air was very chilly and my hands grew cold. i was reminded of all the spring evenings i would play outside as a child in the cool night air with the earth slowly beginning to warm again.
Ice cream! That is hard to believe. You found snow drops! What toy were you looking for?
ReplyDeleteIt's funny how I can no longer find this particular toy, even on Amazon! It was a long tiger print velour piece of fabric attached to a wand with feathers at the tip of the fabric. We would make it wiggle on the floor and he loved attacking it. Just now I found some very nice long felted snake toys from Germany on Etsy! You can see it here. It may be a little long as they say it can be used for a skipping rope, but I think it will be alright.
DeleteAh well, I think that toy is a little expensive to get right now! I just found a cheaper one . . I think I'll check a different pet store on 14th Street before ordering the cheaper one online. It's called "a snake teaser toy."
DeleteThat is pretty, I was just wondering if the different color parts might come apart after a time, though. Sometimes grocery stores have those toys as well.
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