My nephew got married, first of his generation. I saw a possum (only my second live possum ever). I saw a shooting star (not my first but the first in a long long time). I tried a papaya, goat cheese and portabello mushroom. not bad but not going to go on my favorites list.

And the weekend is only half over…

My first goslings of the year! They are really hard to see but trust me they are there. Last year I saw them first on April 29th. Isn’t nature wonderful!

It is fascinating to watch the little leaves form on the oak outside my window. I don’t have the right camera to take pictures. drat.

Driving my regular route home, I enjoyed the first crocuses of the year, the first forsythia, and tulip trees blossoming, and a hundred zillion robins!

I saw daffodils in my neighborhood!

Dogwoods are in bloom on Verplank Ave in Beacon!

Weeping willows are greening. My allergy season has started!

Saw my first blackbird of the season. Spring is coming!

Today I found the fourth 2009 Lincoln penny reverse side. The one that represents his presidency.

 I’m still looking for the third one – is the one representing his time in the Illinois capitol.

 Since I stopped eating fast food, I have lost my main source of the new coins. When I used to commute to NYC for work, I found new coins all the time. When that ended – my main source was the fast food places along the interstate. Woe is me.

The US Mint is releasing four new pennies in 2010 for the 100th anniversary of the first Lincoln cent illustrating phases of his life: early childhood; formative years; early career; and presidency. I now have the 1st and second ones – log cabin and lincoln reading a book sitting on a log. I’ve been fitting them into my current cent folders.

 The DC and territories quarters are out now – they are all 2009 issues. I have DC, Guam, Puerto Rico and Northern Mariana Islands coins but all Phillys. I still need American Somoa and US Virgin Islands from both mints. These I’m having a tough time fitting into my coin folders because of spaces allotted not because of a size change.

I am surprised and happy about the new America the Beautiful quarters. I will have to order new folders for them. When I learned of the DC and territories coins I realized that I had been looking forward to completing my coin collecting hobby. But with a quick adjustment of attitude I now look forward collecting all of these new coins. I find pleasure in the hunt.