Ode to Spring

Oh Spring
We've been waiting for you
For the robin's song to welcome the dawn
For the sweet smell of uncovered earth
The warm sun on our limbs
Leaving colour and freckles
Creatures great and small
Are lifting their faces skyward
Oh Spring, we've been waiting for you

I absolutely love it when we can go out at 8 in the morning in our pajama pants and smell the newness of the day. The robins serenaded us as Arend snapped a few photos of my favourite spring "peekings" through the ground. Of course I'm talking about my lillies and anything else that's cautiously testing the spring air.

Over the last couple of days we've experienced sounds and sights that herald the true arrival of nature's awakening, and one of my personal favourites has to be Miss Robin's melody as she leads the bird chorus in our trees. Even before our eyelids twitch in the early hours, robins are busy getting "in tune" with all the other feathered friends, saying, "Get up sleepy-heads, morning is here".

There are other sounds of spring that aren't maybe quite so pleasant, but welcome nonetheless. Yesterday a convoy of "hogs" drove by, on their way out to the lake region no doubt, coaxing the cobwebs from their engines. I imagine the drivers of those powerful machines are belting out their own anthem as they feel the strength of the wind and sun.

We went for a walk last night, wearing only a light wind-breaker for covering, swinging our arms and talking the whole way, stepping a little higher than usual. Isn't Spring stupendous! It's the time of renewal and new dreams and goals. It's the time for planning and planting, rediscovering and getting reaquainted with life and nature.

If you have even a few moments today to spare, take a little walk in the spring air. Let the sun or raindrops or wind kiss your face. And, have a very blessed day. Till the next time,
Barb