Last Weekend

We went for a walk.  These are some of the flowers still hanging in there.

Double click that second picture, the one with the yellow flowers, and take a look at it bigger.  See the spider?  I took a ton of pictures of those flowers, and never knew he was there until I got home and put the pictures on my computer.  

It was quite a warm day, so while I was taking pictures of flowers, Brandon and Elora found a shady spot at the edge of a field.  We took a few pics there, and kept going.

The sun was really intense.  Elora and I were both slathered in sunscreen, of course, but I could still feel my skin cooking.  We kept to the shade as much as possible.

We stopped several times along the way, to let Elora explore, and to snap pictures.  We walked to the top of the hill overlooking our town, and then turned back.  That's our little town in the background behind Elora.  It was a good afternoon, why don't we do that more often?

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.