Mrs. Teabody Is Awash in Wisteria
For seven mornings in a row, Mrs. Teabody has awakened to a nice cool breeze wafting through her sleeping chamber and the varying voices of the morning chorus. She hopes you have, too. This is, as anyone who has lived more than half a century will tell you, a blessed time weather-wise. Even though afternoon temps have been more June-like than May, most folks agree it is a most halcyon spell with trees full of leaves and plants springing from the ground. Pictured above is the wisteria blooming its fool head off at Chez Teabody. According to Wikipedia, wisteria vines climb by twining their stems either clockwise or counterclockwise round any available support. They can climb as high as 20 m above the ground and spread out 10 m laterally. The world's largest known Wisteria vine is in Sierra Madre, California , measuring more than 1 acre (0.40 ha) in size and weighing 250 tons. The Teabody Wisteria , as it is known here by exactly two people, has not had an easy spring