Thursday, March 25, 2010

SPRING!!!

Thank God for SPRING, and thank God it's finally here!  This weather has been glorious.  The sunshine has done me a world of good, let me just tell you.  I was giddy at the sight of the season's first flowers.  Giddy.  I saw these as I was headed out the door for work last Friday.  I called Brandon and begged him to take these pictures for me, I was so afraid they would be gone by the time I'd be able to do it.


This is why green is my favorite color.  It is the color of new growth, of renewal, of new beginnings.  To me, green, in all its varying verdant shades, is the color of life.  It makes me feel buoyant, and alive in a way I haven't felt since autumn descended into winter, to see the pale green shoots pushing up from the ground and reaching for the sunshine.  I love the way tender new leaves and delicate petals unfurl.  The vibrance and color are a balm after the monochrome desolation of winter.  I am invigorated.

9 comments:

  1. Sooooo, what your saying is, you like spring???? ha ha Me too!

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  2. I think you are excited....

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  3. yay for spring! nice pics =] (have you been to the Keukenhof? you should go if you like spring!)

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  4. No, I haven't, Kara. What is it? I also really want to make it to the Wilhelma this spring.

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  5. that was very poetic...i loved it! and i, too, am feeling renewed by the colors and life!

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  6. I agree! I want spring year round! Those are great pics! Good job with the depth of field! I love the gnome!

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  7. I too am liking the spring and you know I LOVE snow:)

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  8. Too much of even a good thing can be bad, Jennifer. :) By the end of the summer, I will be happy when things cool off. But I am looking forward to living where the winter will be shorter, if not more mild.

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  9. I love new flowers too. My amarillas are starting to pop up and they put on a gorgeous show for about 2 weeks.

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