In The Woods ~

the leaf of the

Jack-In-The-Pulpit

*  *  *

“Come with me into the woods

 where spring is
advancing, as it does,

 no matter what,
not being singular or particular,

 but one of the forever gifts,

 and certainly visible.” 

Mary Oliver

*  *  *

they are normally found

growing in the woods

in the spring

I am fortunate to have a 

couple of plants in the flower bed

 where I can watch their odd growth

A Day Of Loveliness ~

there are days

that feel as though your

 head is in the clouds

even though your feet remain

firmly planted on

 the ground

*  *  *

"Spread love everywhere you go:

 first of all, in your own house.

 Give love to your children,

 to your wife or husband,

 to a next door neighbor.

 Let no one ever come to you

 without leaving better or happier.

 Be the living expression of God's kindness."

Mother Teresa

A Favorite ~

Daffodowndilly

She wore her yellow sun-bonnet
She wore her greenest gown;
She turned to the south wind
And curtsied up and down.
She turned to the sunlight
And shook her yellow head,
And whispered to her neighbour:
"Winter is dead."

A.A. Milne

*  *  *

the daffodil was

 my mother's

 favorite flower 

and 

yellow was her

 favorite color

a winning combination

 

 

 

In Due Season ~

(a little click will enlarge)

 the arrival of spring

 seems slow

this year

perhaps

 it is

 my patience

that is wanting

*  *  *

For the vision is yet for an appointed time,

 but at the end it shall speak,

 and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it;

 because it will surely come, it will not tarry.

Habakkuk 2:3

*  *  *

 

 

A Fresh Covering ~

“Those who contemplate

 the beauty of the earth

 find reserves of strength that

 will endure as long as life lasts.

 There is something infinitely healing

 in the repeated refrains of nature --

 the assurance that dawn comes after night,

 and spring after winter.”

Rachel Carson

*  *  *

there are times

when it takes longer than

 other times but it

 will come

A Gradual Transition ~

"Do not allow yourself to think
that your life is insignificant.
You are God's handiwork,
chosen and commissioned
for His purposes."
Charlotte Gambill

*  *  *

the

Pine Grosbeak

have returned and provide

a little spring color

 

There Will Be Flowers ~

(click to enlarge)

I planted, Apollos watered,

 but God was

 causing the growth.

 So then neither the one who plants

 nor the one who waters

 is anything,

 but God who causes

 the growth.

 1 Corinthians 3:6-7

*  *  *

soon there will be flowers

and color and growth

but first

came

 the planting

 

Not Quite Yet ~

"The first day of spring is one thing

The first spring day is another."

Henry Van Dyke

*  *  *

'Nuff said.

 

A Sweet Fragrance ~

  "Can words describe the fragrance

of the very breath of spring?"

Neltje Blanchan

*  *  *

The lilacs are from a bush

my paternal grandmother planted

sometime before her death at the age of 45

in the year of 1922. The bush remains at the edge

of the woods and produces a few blooms each year.

A lovely reminder of a woman that loved flowers. 

A Tiny Reminder ~

Pray you, love, remember.

 And there is pansies,

 that's for thoughts. 

William Shakespeare

*  *  * 

a little pansy love

for when life's a bit askew

or you just need a gentle reminder

that the Lord is always watching over you

Matthew 28:20

A Prince In Waiting ~

Folklore has it

that when you kiss a frog

it will turn into a handsome prince

that certainly is a 

Grimm Fairytale

  as far as I

 can tell

there has to be an easier way

 to find a prince

*  *  *

hope you have an

enchanting weekend

*  *  *

Shine On ~

"How far that little candle throws his beams!

So shines a good deed in a weary world."

William Shakespeare

*  *  *

It's Official ~

"She turned to the sunlight
and shook her yellow head,
and whispered to her neighbor:
'winter is dead'."
A.A. Milne

 When We Were Very Young

*  *  *

the first daffodil

of the season

May Day ~

they all gather

by the bird feeders

the one with the tail not

seeming to realize

he's a bird of "different feather"

*  *  *

"The birds around me hopp'd and play'd

Their thoughts I cannot measure,

But the least motion which they made

It seem'd a thrill of pleasure."

William Wordsworth

Written in Early Spring

a poem

 

Awaiting ~

 Wait on the Lord:

be of good courage, and He

 shall strengthen thine heart:

wait, I say, on the Lord.

Psalm 27:14

*  *  *

Basking ~

 

 

"The first day of spring

is one thing,

and the first spring day is another.

The difference between them

is sometimes as great as a month."

Henry Van Dyke

*  *  *

 a day of warmth and sunshine

 

An Ordinary Day ~

 

It was a day much like

any other

apart from the fact

 that

 the sun shone

not a common occurence

this month

*  *  *

“There is strong shadow where there is much light.” 

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

 

Reflecting ~

April 19, 2011

*  *  *

"Our thoughts are quieter than rivers,

 Our loves are simpler than the trees,

 Our prayers deeper than the sea."

 Thomas Merton

*  *  *

the ice hasn't gone

 off of the lakes

 yet this year

*  *  *

for everything a season

Ecclesiastes 3:1

 

Awaiting Dawn ~

He giveth snow like wool:

 he scattereth the hoarfrost like ashes.
Psalm 147:16

*  *  *

Sunday night

April 7, 2013

Joy Cometh ~

“To whom the mornings are like nights,

 What must the midnights be!”

Emily Dickinson

*  * *

awaiting spring

Psalm 30