Absentia

My daddy died last Monday. That's where I've been--sitting in the hospital for 2 weeks, holding his hand and supporting my Mom. It was appalling. It was beautiful. I want to get out and play in the garden but the work to be done overwhelms me and I'm so, so tired. Not to mention the tree pollen. It's a monster. Hack, hack. Today I'll just look out the window at the red buds...