Haven't gone out for a walk for at least 3 days, in part to avoid the community garage sale traffic and once because we took off early to head for Ashtabula and Lake Erie. Today it's supposed to rain, but so far there's no sign at all. I was pleased to see the purple clematis that were budding last time I was out now are in full bloom (see photo at right). These pink ones - my favorite - have been going strong for at least a couple of weeks.