I have now learned that when my instincts speak, I listen... I wish I had learned to do this sooner.

Thursday, March 7, 2013

Spring In My Backyard


       Winter has taken her cue and she has gone backstage, where she belongs.The freshly bathed and naked trees are already doused in their perfume, I smell it warm and sweet. They are ready to put on their best, leaves are wanting to primp and pose, ready to PLAY in Earth’s Orchestra and I, for one, am so ready to hear her song.
A walk on Devil’s Bridge reminded me how mail and letters used to be delivered by cable dancing across the river, communication back then had a whole other meaning, talk about snail mail….
But, then again, people had and took the time to see the earth gushing, with the Springtime birth imminent in her step. WHAT happened? Why did we forget that progress comes with a price and it is not always worth paying?
Nature in all her glory, howling in birth
And she is so wise and wonderful even in her newest of days,when we take the time to respect her, 
…and we realize,
can words even begin to describe the fragrance of the newborn breath of Spring?
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  1. A beautiful post and pictures to start my day here in California. Have a great day.

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    1. Thank you Michel. I am sure it is an extraordinarily beautiful Spring in your neck of the woods!

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  2. Spring in my backyard is playing hide and seek. One day she flings the door wide open - the birds twitter excitedly, the flowers open, the sky is blue - the next day the door is firmly shut and she has hidden herself away again.

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    1. At least the door when the door gets shut it is only for a very short time!

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  3. What a beautiful place, La Bergère... I note a touch of spring in my backyard today, and I am much relieved. It may not last, but at least it's a sign that we're almost there. Longer days, warmer temperatures, lighter moods.

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    1. Yes, at least we know that whatever “flashbacks” occur they will be doomed to be short ones.

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  4. Your writing is so beautiful that my heart leaps. Thank you. I miss "El Pais Vasco" and the beautiful seasons. Have a wonderful Spring.
    Mary

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    1. Thank you, Mary. Yes the Basque Country definitely leaves one changed, doesn’t it? Have a wonderful Spring season as well. I , for one, and happy that the deep, wet cold, that seeps into my bones in the winter has finally decided to take a backseat until next year! As far as year ‘ound weather goes, few places can compare to Southern California.

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  5. We can feel the Spring sun here in Alberta too but we have been known to have had snowstorms as late as May!

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    1. We can have a freak storm here too, but at least we know it will not last for days and days :)

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  6. I am speechless at the local beauty outside your door. Paris can't compare.

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  8. Beautiful post! Lovely landscapes. We thought winter had given up over here as well but it's returned, spring has to wait a little longer....
    Marian

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    1. Thank you…unfortunately winter has come back capricieuse. EVERYTHING is covered in fine, white down :/

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