Countdown to Spring: 14 Days

Countdown to Spring Day 14

And Spring arose on the garden fair,
Like the Spirit of Love felt everywhere;
And each flower and herb on Earth’s dark breast
rose from the dreams of its wintry rest.
~Percy Bysshe Shelley, “The Sensitive Plant”

Countdown to Spring: 15 Days

Countdown to spring

Awake, thou wintry earth –
Fling off thy sadness!
Fair vernal flowers, laugh forth
Your ancient gladness!
~Thomas Blackburn, “An Easter Hymn”

Countdown to Spring: 16 Days

Spring Countdown: 16 DaysIt was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade.  ~Charles Dickens,Great Expectations

Countdown to Spring: 18 Days

DSC_0992_3Flowers don’t worry about how the’re going to bloom.  They just open up and turn toward the light that makes them beautiful. ~ Jim Carrey