Oh, today I ventured outside!!
Lovely......
Finally the snow lies diminished
and the icy spots are easy to avoid.
I put on my gardening coat
and a pair of clogs, -
grabbed my 'stick'
and slipped through the side garden gate
to where the birdseed is stored.
What a treat!!
Both for me and the birds,
(although my son-in-law has been keeping them well fed, I'm
sure they would be glad to see my familiar face again).
That done I moved along the fence line
to where a small mound of snow lay,
covering the new clematis I planted last summer
and the Lenten Roses!!
A few delicate white blossoms poked
through the snow,
and I used my cane to move more of the broad
green leaves and sweet white petals
into what may possibly be sunshine if the clouds clear away.
Yesterday I was struggling with a difficult linen and fine cotton warp..
Today I might even take a book out into the sunshine
(if the sun deigns to favour us!!)
and dream of spring....
violets, the first crocus, some little white snowdrops!!
and I am awash in memories of chubby hands and bouquets
shyly offered, -
the first yellow spring blooms,
and the years when we were all young and life was still to be lived.
and I am awash in memories of chubby hands and bouquets
shyly offered, -
the first yellow spring blooms,
and the years when we were all young and life was still to be lived.
Oh so lovely...white blossoms in the snow. I doubt that there's a blossom to be found here in our woods, but it won't be long now...
ReplyDeleteNew beginnings -- and memories. That is early Spring (and I do hope it is here for you truly -- even if winter comes back, it was good to have beautiful day !
ReplyDeleteIt takes so little to stir a memory; suddenly not one, but many tumble out. I sometimes wonder at the progression through time, events that seem un-connected but have lined up for my inspection.
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