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It finally feels like spring. The trees should start blooming soon. Tulips are starting to bloom and the hostas are poking up through the soil and so are columbine plants.

Columbine, it is beautiful and plants itself in places where there it is shady with some sun.  Columbine is a woodland plant native to North America and Canada and is a perennial.  Here in the Metro area, these will bloom in late May and early June.

One of our clients remarked on how well I know St. Paul. I do know St. Paul because I have lived here all of my life. Here is a picture I took in 2008 of the demolition of the old coal-burning NSP power plant.  The perfect picture for throwback Thursday.

The new gas-burning plant can be seen in the picture to the right. It was strange at first not seeing the blinking lights on the smoke stack at night. For many of us, it was a kind of landmark we used when we gave people directions.

Sometimes we would hear a loud kind of roaring noise coming from the plant. Something about releasing pressure. During the coldest January days of January, the steam plume from the stack created a shady spot over the neighborhood.

It was always there . . until it wasn’t.

It is Friday and Fridays are for fun. I’ll admit I love Halloween. It is a fun holiday and there is chocolate. This year it seems like my neighbors went all out with the decorations.

I have a few decorations but this old plastic pumpkin is one of my favorites. The tag is still on the back. It was $14.99 at a store called “K-mart”. I didn’t buy it, the Mr. did and at the time I wasn’t a fan. It has faded over the years probably it sits on the front porch in the sun for a month each year. I also have a couple of ghosts and some bats. Last weekend I put up some lights too.