"Spring"

 April has brought us "Spring".  All the flowers decided to put on an early show.

Generally the bluebells and tulips do not bloom until the end of April but here they are in full swing.

Patches of Violets are everywhere...

The apple blossoms are fully out...

and the Azaleas have dawned their pink petals.

Yes my friends, April has brought us spring.

Hope all of you are enjoying nicer weather and seeing God's beauty everywhere.

Have a wonderful day.

Hugs

Debbie

"See! The winter is past; the rains are over and gone.  Flowers appear on the earth; the season of singing has come, the cooing of doves is heard in our land."  Song of Songs 2:11-12 (NIV)

Favorite

 This certainly has to be my favorite season of the year.  I do adore autumn but spring takes the prize.

As hubby commented spring is the beginning of all the good things to come.  The trees are leafing out. As my previous post stated, the peach and cherry trees are blooming (in fact the peach has passed its prime and is shedding its final blossoms).   Now the azaleas are flowering...

 the dogwood tree...

and the bleeding heart.

It is not just the flowers that make spring my favorite time of the year.  There are the sounds of the birds as they call to their mates.  Catching the fragrance that comes from the first time one mows the lawn.  Rainy days that give way to sunny skies.  Hanging out sheets that dry in the breeze.  Placing hands in cool soil and planting those early seeds that will fill us with good things to eat.  

Well thank you for letting me share a few favorite things of my favorite season of the year.

Is springtime yours?   

Hugs

Debbie

"Flowers appear on the earth; the season of singing has come, the cooing of doves is heard in our land."  Song of Songs 2:12

Gone

April is gone and May has returned. 

I confess friends this is one of my  favorite months. 

Yes the bluebells and the daffodils have faded but there are some lovely tulips stepping up to take their place.

The dogwood are giving us a lovely show...

azaleas too.

In the midst of  all this beauty I have begun to paint again.

Seeing the spring flowers blooming gave me back the desire to pick up my brushes.

Sometimes there are certain seasons that inspire more than others - perhaps this one is mine.

So even though April is gone let us welcome May.

Have a lovely week dear ones.

Hugs!

Debbie

"I will send you rain in its season, and the ground will yield its crops and the trees of the field their fruit."  Lev.26:4 (NIV)

Pleasant

The weather has finally turned pleasant.

The trees seem to have leafed out overnight.

The azalea is showing off a bright color -

 so are these New Guinea Impatiens.

This lovely tulip is one of the last  to bloom in May.

Mr. Bunny seems happy to return to his favorite spot  with the violas.

The Hummingbirds know the weather has turned pleasant also...they are back.

Well that is all for now friends...think I'll just take a rest and enjoy the warmer weather.

May you have a pleasant week. 

Hugs

Debbie

"Praise the Lord, for the Lord is good; sing praise to his name, for that is pleasant."  Psalm 135:3

Prisoner of Hope

As these pink azaleas begin to bloom I find myself a prisoner of hope.  They remind me that spring comes each year and therefore they will continue to don their blossoms...

the violets as well...

the dogwood too.

Yes there may be many changes in the world that we are finding hard to accept.  Still there is comfort to be found in what remains the same - such as these three signs that spring has arrived.

Keep the fires of Hope burning this week. 

Hugs!

Debbie

"Return to your fortress O prisoners of hope; even now I announce that I will restore twice as much to you."  Zechariah 9:12 (niv) 

May

"Sweet May hath came to love us,

flowers,

trees, their blossoms don;

And through the blue heavens above us The very clouds move on."  Heinrich Heine, Book of Song

Hope all of you have a lovely month of May.


God Bless

Debbie

Mother's Day

Every Mother's Day I give a flowering plant to my Mom.   It is a tradition.  We both enjoy growing things.  My dear grandma loved this hobby too.   Her gardens boasted a wide variety.  There was always something blooming.   She had a "green thumb" and managed to pass it down to us.   

    

She would say when she shared a plant or gave one as a gift, "Don't thank me.  It might not grow."   My mom and I continue this practice.   Why?  I have no clue.   It is a silly superstition.  One that is never questioned.   Some things are what they are.  

 

As all gardeners know there are some plants that thrive no matter what the conditions.   Others are fussy.  They may not make it.    I am sure that if one thanked someone for a plant it would not die.    For now though I won't test fate (LOL)!

 

Hope everyone who is a Mom had a wonderful Mother's Day!  

God Bless.