Maybe I should have been a late bloomer...

We were fortunate to have two weeks of early summer weather in March this year and all the plants decided to start blooming.  Unfortunately the cold is not done with us yet and we have had temps dip below freezing this week causing some of our flowering trees to get a little too frosty.   Guess there is something to be said for being a late bloomer.    

Happy St. Patrick's Day

 

From the Binghamton St. Patrick's Day Parade

March to Your Own Drummer

This band marched in the St Patrick's Day parade.    I don't know their name or where they are from, but they always have the best costumes.   Alice in Wonderland theme this year - notice the Cheshire Cat on the right.

Parade Day

"Parade Day"

 .... as it's called in Binghamton ends up as one the largest holidays of the year.   It's scheduled a couple of weeks before St. Patrick's Day so that we can get all the bagpipers and the whole city becomes Irish.

Kampai Orange

This after dinner treat was offered up by the sushi chef at Kampai  - our local Japanese Steakhouse and Sushi Bar.  It's amazing how fancy an orange can taste when its prepared so nicely for you.