On this past long weekend, some friends and I went for lunch at one of our new favourite restaurants, Kissako Green Tea Cafe. It was a perfect Saturday and the weather was quite nice. It really felt as if spring had arrived!

After lunch, we walked through Oak Bay, looking in shop windows and noting the eclectic mix of shops. Because the weather was nice, it was a great way to walk off the food that we "hoovered" off of our plates. It was especially nice because a couple of the folks that were there would soon be leaving the country for a very extended period of time - perhaps forever...

It was on this walk that we happened upon a beautiful flower shop. In the window, there was a small penned area that had live chicks (the avian kind) in a wonderful spring display. These are the things that I remember of spring and easter when I was a child - not the bunnies and chocolate that they have nowadays. To my younger friends, they were simply "so cute". To me, it was extremely nostalgic.

I was hoping to share the pictures that I took on my mobile with you but I'm still trying to figure out how to get them. When I get to that level of understanding, I'll post them.

(You know, sometimes I imagine that I appear a little like a cave woman. Not unlike my ancestors of way back, I feel like I could just throw a rock at the damned phone and the treasure inside would spill out. )

Anyway, spring seemed a little short-lived. On Sunday evening, we had a small snowfall. Hmmm. So much for the nostalgia!