In Celebration of Spring ~ March 22, 2016

Do you remember what it was like, being young and welcoming Spring?

 Did you feel light-hearted and happy, excited mostly for an Easter basket, a bonnet, bunny or chick?

As the flowers poked their heads through the soil, did you stoop down to pick some to put in a vase?

Were you excited for the blooming of Lilacs as I always was? Oh, how heavenly their scent has always been to me!

Do you remember finding the nest of a Robin, and watching in wonder as those little blue eggs finally hatched?

Oh, the beauty of it all ~ rebirth, new growth, and everything coming alive once again!

You are most welcome Spring, with heartfelt joy!!

~ Happy Spring, friends ~

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Enjoyable Days

Sunshine, hot days, sweet smelling breezes and the song of birds....

I've been having some wonderfully enjoyable days!

Here's a few pictures to share:

 While waiting on a mulch delivery, I'm sprucing up the front walkway with potted flowers, and Becca's handpicked rocks from a trip to the lake a few years back.

Last year my bird bath started to leak water through a few cracks that had developed in the bowl. So I resealed the bowl, scrubbed the base and set it out once again along the sidewalk in its old, familiar place.

I've turned over all the dirt in the flowerbeds, weeded and raked everything back into place. It looks so neat and tidy, and very ready for flowers!

While weeding, I found 5 "volunteer" Morning Glories sprouting up from seeds of last year's flowers....I transplanted them into their special place near the front porch step where they can grow big and beautiful up a trellis, instead of strings this year.

Last, but not least, I took a moment to enjoy the faint scent of lilacs that are just beginning to open on our bush. 2 short years ago, this bush was a twig that insisted on pushing up through the soil year after year from roots of a previous planting that had never been fully removed by the former owner of our townhouse. We decided to leave it be, and as it has grown, I've pruned it to keep it into a tidy, manageable size. This has caused it to triple the blooms from even just last year. Mmmm, what a heavenly, sweet smell they have! 

And that about wraps up these last few enjoyable days for me.

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~ Wishing you a bright, happy day today! ~

Last Of The Lilacs

 They still have such a sweet fragrance!

The Scent Of Lilacs

While working here on my blog, I'm smelling the lovely scent of my lilacs. I cut them earlier and put them in a vase on the dining room table. Everyone has commented on how wonderful they smell! These are the simple, beautiful things of life.