Bible Verse of the Day

Wednesday, May 09, 2007

What's spring like in your neck of the woods?

Spring is a multi-sensory experience this year where we live. It has arrived quite quickly, because April was so chilly and damp, so it's a more compressed season this year, I think.

Sight
  • baby squirrels basking in the sun on tree limbs
  • turkey toms but no hens
  • birds pairing off and even mating activity
  • an explosion of bloom
  • brown kids already because they've been outdoors so much
  • morel mushrooms popping up in special spots in the yard

Scent
  • blossoming trees...our flowering crabapple exploded into bloom and the scent is intoxicating and can be smelled all over our yard
  • fresh-cut grass

Sound

  • Buzzing as I stand under the flowering crabapple--the tree is FULL of bees and you can hear them buzzing loudly!
  • kids playing
  • lawnmowers running
  • happy bird songs and mating calls
  • squirrels chattering at each other as they play
  • ripples in the river

1 comment:

Paper Dali said...

What a delightful post celebrating the season. Just so sweet.

Our neck of the woods?

* the strong scent of strawberries wafting from the strawberry patches tucked between offices in our city
* the hopeful, sweet smell of cocoa buttery kiddies, slathered with sunblock at the park
* the sounds of mourning doves, gnatcatchers and sparrows chirping their bird conversations in the morning
* the bright yellow color of the lemon tree now with blossomed fruit
* the mosaic of bathing suit colors from bathers along the Pacific beaches
* the dark luxurious greens of freshly mowed lawns in surburbia, the dark pink of the bouganvilleas (however you spell it) hanging on the fences around them
* the sounds of children playing games in their yards long after suppertime

Thanks for making me think of Spring and appreciating it more.