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It amazes me every year, when plants jump start the new season with a full blossom before they even create new leaves to start the energy gathering using photosynthesis.
Flowers in a fresh spring light. It never gets old! I know, it's almost the end of the summer, but I wanted to break it with something little different.
Ein wundervoller sonniger Tag heute in Bremen, Deutschland
Der Frühling ist angekommen :)
A wonderful sunny day today here in Bremen, Germany
The spring has arrived :)
Hoffmann von Fallersleben August Heinrich (1798-1874)
Schöner Frühling, komm doch wieder,
Lieber Frühling, komm' doch bald,
Bring' uns Blumen, Laub und Lieder
Schmücke wieder Feld und Wald.
Auf die Berge möcht' ich fliegen,
Möchte seh'n ein grünes Tal,
Möcht in Gras und Blumen liegen
Und mich freu'n am Sonnenstrahl.
(als Volkslied bekannt)
Hoffmann von Fallersleben August Heinrich (1798-1874)
Beautiful spring, come on back,
Dear spring, come soon,
Bring us flowers, foliage and songs
Decorate the back field and forest.
The mountains would I fly,
Would like to see a Green Valley.
Want to lie in the grass and flowers
And n to the Sunbeam looking forward.
(known as folk song)
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Later today will mark the official arrival of Spring and although it will be a little while until we see flowers like the one posted above blooming (at least where I live in Southern Ontario), today does mark the beginning of nature reawakening after a winter slumber.
I hope you all have a great day and the sun is shining where you are :)
We interrupt the cavalcade of birds to recognize the advent of spring in Sugar Land, Texas. My neighborhood mandates 4 live oaks in every front lawn, which gives me cognitive dissonance every year. Live oaks, Quercus virginiana are--utterly wonderful--deciduous evergreens. In the spring, they drop last year's leaves just as the new buds appear. At about the same time, they produce enormous quantities of pollen, dusting every surface, and then drop the spent anthers along with the leaves.
Very weird for this Iowa boy to come outdoors in the warm spring and see the whole earth covered with fallen leaves and anthers. Fall comes in the Autumn, with crisp football weather, doesn't it? No, not here.
Any resemblance to the Minotaur of Greek myth is purely coincidental.
“Some birds are not meant to be caged, that's all. Their feathers are too bright, their songs too sweet and wild. So you let them go, or when you open the cage to feed them they somehow fly out past you. And the part of you that knows it was wrong to imprison them in the first place rejoices, but still, the place where you live is that much more drab and empty for their departure.”
― Stephen King, Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption: A Story from Different Seasons
Soundtrack : www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPapxr8GvGA
ALL THE THINGS YOU ARE – ELLA FITZGERALD
Spring is here at last
my little bird has flown
he stayed throughout Winter for four long months
but now he is fully grown
I have empty nest syndrome
he was a part of my every day
but yesterday standing by the Willow
I saw that he was not far away
I still watch the screen of the CCTV
waiting for him to roost each night
even though I know he's in the gardens
I am hoping he will nest to my delight
selfish of me I suppose although
it has been difficult to let go
I was privileged to watch this tiny wild creature
for as long as I did and at least I know
that he is happy in my gardens
I saw he met a lovely friend
I imagine them snugly in the ivy
that twines the willow around without end
each evening I stand and listen intently
and wish upon a star for signs
that my little Blue Tit is making plans
to raise a family this Spring Time
my little Robin follows me around
singing loudly and reassuring me
that my little Blue Tit is safe and secure
and life goes on quite naturally
I am heartened by this sweet revelation
and turn my attention to the budding trees
the thick evergreen of the twisting ivy
that will remain again this year for a new family
I heard tell that these little birds
can have up to fourteen tiny babies; I'm learning
and how wonderful it will be to look up at the Willow
and see my little Blue Tit's Family Tree emerging.
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Waking up to nearly 14" of new snow this morning, following 16" over the last week. Gotta love springtime in the Rockies. This was taken Sunday morning from one of the lookouts in RMNP. While I am longing for spring, all this moisture is much needed to reduce the risk of wildfires, and I have to admit, it sure is pretty whenever the landscape and mountains are blanketed with snow.
Enjoy your day!!!
Spring comes back again
and the earth is like a child
who knows poems by heart.
- Rainer Maria Rilke
For Smile on Saturday and to wish you a great weekend 🌸