April 4, 2016 (095/366)
"Despite a gardener's best intentions, Nature will improvise." - Michael P. Garofalo
For ten years, I knew exactly where and when things would bloom in my garden. Now that we've moved, our first spring brings daily surprises -- like this singular snowdrop planted by a friendly squirrel or bird. It's fun to plan our landscaping, but sometimes nature has better ideas!
April 3, 2016 (094/366)
"Remember cardinals appear when angels are near." - Victoria McGovern
After yesterday's sadness, a heavenly messenger reminded us this morning that loved ones are always with us.
April 2, 2016 (093/366)
"Under the giving snow blossoms a daring spring." - Terri Guillemets
I think Mother Nature is a day late with her April Fool's joke. Yesterday, we discovered these tiny blue flowers in the yard (striped squill). Today, they were a bit harder to find!
April 1, 2016 (092/366) "I have lived in this world just long enough to look carefully the second time into things that I am most certain of the first time." - Josh Billings
"Springtime is the land awakening. The March winds are the morning yawn." - Lewis Grizzard
March 31, 2016 (091/366)
“No winter lasts forever; no spring skips its turn.” - Hal Borland
March arrived amid heavy snow and a week ago, it looked like it might leave the same way. But this morning's soft rain came just in time for the daffodils to bid farewell to winter.