- 1st:  Carolina Spring Beauty in bloom at the edge of the woods in the upper corner of the backyard! 
- 2nd:  Family Easter dinner -- why?  Easter isn't until next Sunday. 
- 3rd:  I need a nap.  Naps.  I need naps. 
- 4th:  Farm pond morning! 
- 5th:  Another farm pond morning!  High of 80 degrees!  Severe Thunderstorm Watch until 10 PM.  Nighttime thunderstorms -- 2 Special Weather Statements.  Around 8:08 PM and again around 10 PM. 
- 6th:  Cleaned camper.  Watered plants. Productive day! 
- 7th:  I feel like a failure as a mother. 
- 8th:  Our son's 20th birthday party (and his "birthday buddy!") 
- 9th:  Happy Easter!  Easter dinner at Hemlock Acres Farm 
- 10th:  Migraine zigzags. Farm pond afternoon. 
- 11th:  Farm pond afternoon.  Cute lamb pics.  April photo prompt. 
- 12th:  Iridescent cloud edge!  Pond x3. 
- 13th:  Extended pond visit.  Tried underwater photography. Interesting results.  Would like to try again soon. 
- 14th:  Cleaned camper.  Hung covers on clothesline to dry.  Worked well.  Pond x2. Turning off Emergency SOS feature on my phone now... 
- 15th:  Wait...a what?!  Since when?  How?  Never mind.  I don't want to know. 
- 16th:  Not how I'd hoped to start my day, but it beats the alternative.  Pair of geese on the farm pond!  Breathe.  I want to ask about the big teddy bear, but I know he'll never agree to it. 
- 17th:  Pretzel Pizza! 
- 18th:  Paid property taxes on my farmland. 
- 19th:  Sciatica?  Knee/Hip pain.  Ice packs, couch rest, and ibuprofen. 
- 20th:  Knee pain continues.  She wants all 4?  Bye, spider plants!  :(  I'll miss you! 
- 21st:  Evening rainbow at the farm pond! 
- 22nd:  Tidied kitchen (dishes, counters, stove, microwave, wipe-down.)  Still need to clean out fridge. 
- 23rd:  Disappointed, but tried to make the best of it...kind of. 
- 24th:  Somewhat unexpected trip to town for farm repair stuff. 
- 25th:  Ordered new planner!  July 2023 through June 2024 
- 26th:  So sleepy today!  Naps are a great way to deal with anxiety, though. 
- 27th:  Washed bed covers after dog threw up on them.  Drove alone to Maryland farm to deliver forgotten barbed staples for fence.  Panic/anxiety.  Minivan needs brake work done! 
- 28th:  Cleaned camper. 
- 29th:  Sinus pain/headache.  Osprey and blue-gray gnatcatcher at farm pond. 
- 30th:  Completed and posted April photo prompt story. 
         feb 28 2023 ∞
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