A spring quote

"If you've never been thrilled to the very edges of your soul by a flower in spring bloom, maybe your soul has never been in bloom."

Audra Foveo

Botanical Tulip

Tug of War

I tilt my head back,

let the sun touch my face

The rays are hot, strong, intense

Heating my face, making my cheeks red and hot

The rays of spring,

Quickly turning the rooftop snow to water

Hitting the puddle below

The sense of spring is tickling my spirits

I hear the busy woodpecker,

I hear the chirping birds

Spring is approaching

Warming me up

Then I hear it,

The wind, traveling through the pine

Rushing to tell me differently

I remove my hands from my pockets get the hair out of my face,

but quickly put them back again

The tug of war has begun,

between winter and spring.

by Annelie Connolly

Quote

Winter is on my head, but eternal spring is in my heart.

Victor Hugo

Quote

Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Poem

"Nature" is what we see --

The Hill -- the Afternoon --

Squirrel -- Eclipse -- the Bumble bee --

Nay -- Nature is Heaven --

Nature is what we hear --

The Bobolink -- the Sea --

Thunder -- the Cricket --

Nay -- Nature is Harmony --

Nature is what we know --

We have no art to say --

So impotent Our Wisdom is

To her Simplicity.

Emily Dickinson