Thursday, April 11, 2013

Then The Rain Came

 
The sun blazes with such heat it's as though it just can't contain it any more.  A soft breeze whispers through the trees which seem to suppress a giggle as though being tickled.  There's the flapping of birds wings as they flit from branch to bird feeder and back again.  Buds burst open, giving life to old limbs . . . . .
 
. . . . . and then the smell of wet grass fills the air and I continue to smile, for the rain is as much a part of Spring as the sun.  I know it's story for I've heard it before . . . there's talk of green lushness, of growth, of new life, of all the wonderful things to come.
 
As I look to the clouds drifting lazily across the sky, witnesses to all the magic happening below, my grudge against Spring for arriving late is soon forgotten.

7 comments:

  1. This is so beautiful! People think I am strange when I tell them I love the rain more than the sun... but the rain brings all things green and all things colourful! And oh, the smell of a spring rain...I am with you.
    I love this post. And your header! Gorgeous!

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  2. What an amazingly gorgeous ode to spring - all that lush green and the perfectly placed single drop.

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  3. I can't even begin to tell you how beautiful this is. Just what I needed today. We received about 6 inches of snow today with snow expected on and off through the end of Friday. Winter is my favorite season - I guess that's a must if you're born and raised in Minnesota, but I've ached for spring this year like no other year before it. Maybe it's that I need an outward sign of hope and things reinventing themselves through the miracles that Mother Nature performs every year. Whatever the reason, this was the glimpse at hope that I needed today. Thanks for sharing your gift Kathryn.

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  4. Oh your beautiful beautiful green! I love it! It makes me happy! Fantastic!
    xo Catherine

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  5. I'm not there yet, but I will be, soon :)

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  6. Exquisite gentle beauty. Wonderful!

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