April 6, 2016 (097/366)
Despite the gloom, the trees will bloom!
"As long as we are persistent in our pursuit of our deepest destiny, we will continue to grow. We cannot choose the day or time when we will fully bloom." - Denis Waitley
April 5, 2016 (096/366)
"Oh, Spring is surely coming. Her couriers fill the air; Each morn are new arrivals; Each night her ways prepare."
- John Burroughs
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