Season’s Change

The stark tree branches reach skyward through thick white clouds floating down from mountaintops, hints of sunlight dancing with the shadows below during a brief break in the rains. I, like many others of you here in the northern hemisphere, have been getting quite spring feverly, and chose to indulge in a study break in search of indications of spring in my surrounding neighbourhoood. While Winter’s face can be quite Beautiful in its unadorned simplicity, there comes a time when stirrings for Sunshiny days and renewed life insist upon one’s attentions. Buds burst forth, breathing hope and revitalization into our beings.

Fragaria, an ornamental strawberry carpets the ground

Camellias share their Beauty along Winter’s edge

A walk along the local wetlands is a Wonderful treat as I never know which birds may grace me with their presence. The tide had rolled out towards sea revealing exposed earth upon which the Sunlight sparkled and glistened.

I wandered lonely as a cloud
That floats on high o’er vales and hills,
When all at once I saw a crowd,
A host, of golden daffodils;
Beside the lake, beneath the trees,
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.

~William Wordsworth~

Early Spring flowers tend to be yellow, a cheerful symbol of the Sun’s return. I am always particularly Grateful to see daffodils, one of the most popular floral signs that Spring shall soon arrive. These hearty yet delicate bulbs return year after year with little work, and have a variety of names within their family, including daffodils, buttercups, narcissus and even jonquils. I appreciate sharing in the special Beauty they provide as they help herald in the new season.

Love and Blessings,
~Antonia