Well, fingers crossed, it would appear that spring may have finally decided to grace us with it's presence. Though, there was a dusting of snow yesterday morning. But today, the skies are blue with fluffy clouds, the air is clear and warm and the frogs are singing LOUD and CLEAR in the low marshy places around camp. Both the Spring Peepers as well as Northern Leopard frogs (which I had to look up because I didn't know what I was hearing, haha).
I know that I was very quiet the past few months, and the only excuse I can give is the weather was so dismal, and nothing seemed to be changing. Oh yeah, and I moved! Ha ha! But now that spring is just around the corner (finally) I feel the old creative juices beginning to flow again.
It only seemed appropriate that I just finished reading "The Secret Garden" by Francis Hodgson Burnett. The tale of a little girl who is transformed through a garden, more or less. I love the imagery. She talks about a haze of green or a green mist (I can't remember which) creeping over the gray bareness of the garden. I am looking forward to seeing the green mist this year. Though we do have a lot of evergreens up here in the Northwoods, I long to see the soft fuzz of new leaves. The maples are budding right now. I can see them outside the window where I am sitting. Their little red buds are bumping out all over the branches and twigs.
I am so looking forward to this spring. I have bought so many different packets of seeds, I don't think that I have enough places to plant them all! Morning Glories, Nasturtiums, Moon Flowers, Pansies, etc. I can't wait for the earth to bring forth it's bounty!
I plan to plant the Nasturtiums in our south facing, full sun beds in front of the house, to spill over with their color! And I have a few small trellises to send the morning glories up in the same beds. I just enjoy growth.
