we came outside today
with
no
mittens
hats
scarves
neckwarmers
or
snowpants.
just
coats
and
boots.
we discovered
that it had
magically turned into spring.
and
when we said
coats weren’t really needed either
there were
shrieks of delight
and a
mad dash
to peel off those coats
at last
to
throw them down
after the long winter
and
to feel a taste of real freedom once again.
—
i need this wild life, this freedom. – zane grey
may in michigan
the sun does not shine for a few trees and flowers,
but for the wide world’s joy.
– henry ward beecher
—
spring in ann arbor, mi
nor do i.
—-
a walk in gallup park, ann arbor, mi
sirens blaring
phone blowing up
with alarms
take cover
take cover
tv buzzing
if you can
see this
or
hear this
take cover
take cover
so
i went to
my bathtub
safest spot in my cottage
and
rode out
the storm
relaxing
and
blogging
and
reading
and
listening
to music
and
my daughter
texted me
to say
‘that’s exactly how you’d like to go, isn’t it?’
and
i had to agree
and
i kept
my laptop
and
my head
above water
and
all the while
something like this
was going on outside
but inside
all was calm
—
if you want to see the sunshine,
you have to weather the storm.
– frank lane
—
image credits: google images
– sure signs of a fun spring birthday celebration for baby v-
“is the spring coming?” he said.
“what is it like?”…
“it is the sun shining on the rain
and the rain falling on the sunshine…”
― frances hodgson burnett, the secret garden
—
image credit: etsy.com
reading my way into spring.
it was one of those march days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold:
when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade.
– charles dickens
(not me, but very similar)
the Alaskan tree frog
freezes solid
during the winter
including
stopping it’s heart
and then
thaws in the spring
and
hops away!
—
image credit: snakebytestv
I didn't have my glasses on.... 