More on Spring, the Fire
They don't want to be pinned down to it, but The Authorities are saying that the Broad St. fire might well have been caused by cigarette butts thrown into a clogged up debris chute. (As BJ predicted over dinner in Baltimore the other evening.)

April in Richmond:
Dogwoods and redbuds are in bloom; my lily-of-the-valley sprang up overnight.
The Richmond Braves won the home opener, 2-0 over the Louisville Bats.
The Easter Parade is upon me and I have no hat.
It looks like the old Fan Market, most recently an Apple computer store, next will be a tanning salon.