Seasons

Usually spring makes a quiet entrance here,
Unlike the month of March
Which marches through like a lion...
or a lamb.

April creeps in with the rains
And brings an explosion of colors
That leans toward the sun.

May brings pale green crape paper-like leaves
that unfold at the end of branches as they
Reach for the sun.

I love the newness of the season.

Rain Memories

Cool temperatures, good coffee, and great friends make for an incredibly beautiful day. Today, it was warm and sunny and though I was running all over today, I enjoyed the feel of sunshine everywhere I turned. The golden yellow trickled down the trees and splattered across the lawn and drive this morning and made the grass into lovely white and lemon puddles.

I was sorry to see the day go. It folded up into the tiniest of packages that can be tucked away in a breast pocket to share the colors and beauty for a long rainy day.

Seasons

It's drizzling. Life in the fall here is torn between the beauty of those crisp fall days, and the wonders of a cold rain dripping off the roof and keeping us all peering through windows and enjoying the colors through the lens of rain painted windows.

I love the fall with it's schizophrenic weather and personality. Today was rainy and watching the birds playing in the puddles and the colors and grays that are creeping in as the frost takes one plant after the other. Each season holds things to explore and enjoy and I really love that!!

Create Fun!

I got to play with clay tonight! A group from my church went and got to colorize and paint to our hearts content on pots, plates, pitchers and so much more. But that wasn't all! We got to work with glass, or make beaded necklaces too! It was 3 hours of heaven for me as I created Christmas ornaments and sang to the music of the 60s that was being played. (I hope I didn't intrude on someone else's Zen moment with my singing with such gusto!) I am so relaxed and just relaxed...This was something I'm sure I will do again soon!

Garden Gifts

Thursday July 3rd. It's the beginning of a cool July here and we have all the windows closed. It was 65 degrees today and is a cool 55 tonight. Life has been nice this summer for those of us who like cooler weather.

The garden is simply beautiful this year too. I have a multitude of colors there that bloom again and again. I don't follow any plan so it's more a cottage garden and from our patio it's a wonderful picture, and a really grand view.