A fuzzy promise of spring beauty to come: these buds, soon to be magnolia blossoms.
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Spring beginnings
I don’t know about anyone else, but I sure could use a new beginning. Today’s weather in Madison was beautifully fitting for the first day of spring. When I came across these snowdrops, I saw them as nature’s hopeful promise of new beginnings to come.
View more →Virginia bluebells
Young leaves
On this Arbor Day, one of my favorite sights of spring: Small, delicate leaves growing from tree branches that have been bare for the past five months.
Springtime in the Arboretum
Today’s dose of nature was administered by the U.W. Arboretum. Primary side effect: a better mood.
Bring on the green
Purple crocuses
I saw some crocus blossoms for the first time this year! Another early sign of spring I’m grateful for.
View more →Sprouting snowdrops
I’m feeling grateful for signs of spring, like snowdrops sprouting out of ground that still has patches of snow.
View more →Coming into leaf
The trees are coming into leaf,
Like something almost being said.
The recent buds relax and spread,
Their greenness is a kind of grief.
Daffodils
Something else I’m missing this spring: Walking through Olbrich Botanical Gardens and seeing the spring blossoms. Guess I’ll have to settle for these daffodils on this side of the fence.
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