A pointer from the young doctor

The Basement Jaxx have lovely mysterious videos: "Oh My Gosh" and "Take me back to your house."

Also, he's gotten a stamp that says he ought to get a student visa in a couple of months, but he has to go back to Dresden to actually collect it. (poor boy, has to see the great cities of Europe)

entering late high spring: how do I know?

Barbecues on people's front porches.
The willows are in full bloom (I missed budburst because I am a lazy git)
My plum tree is blooming (and my cold prevents me from smelling it)
The radishes and grasses at the field are almost tall enough to hide in.
Mockingbirds are singing at night.