After the vanilla-plain of winter colors in which the bones
of our deciduous trees stand naked, spring enters...
Tree frogs singing, bees buzzing, robins whistling…. Even the chickens
seem to cluck with a joyful noise. The
trees are producing pollen; the flowers opening, and the sun sets with warm
orange and reds. Fresh mowed grass and
aromatic daffodils fill the air. Spring
has sprung! The "ahhhh..." and "ohhhh...." of newness everywhere.
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| Bluebells everywhere. One of our first naturalizing flowers of the spring. |
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| Romaine lettuce starts |
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| Northland blueberry plants early in bloom. The bumbles just waiting for them to open. |
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| Our tulips returning. Such an amazing site every year. |
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| Apple blossoms |
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| Black raspberries preparing for bloom |
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| A busy time for the bees. I smell the sweetness of early spring honey. Time to put the supers on! |
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| Even the wild violets and yellow pollen-producing, bee-making dandelions are lovely. |
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| Sweet cherry blossoms |
Today's Journey Joys: color, reflection, prisms of light and dancing, bird music, momma kitty preparing for birth, the promise of light golden spring blossom honey, perennials returning, tomato plants one week away from planting, and a semester close less than one month away...
