Brilliant Promises For 2011
Christmas Eve, December 24, 2010. The weather is comfortably warm but miserably out of season. Where is the snow? If not snow, where is the cold weather?
Walking by the magnolia tree, enjoying the day for what it was and not what it should have been, the potential beauty that was dormant in the tree tips became apparent to me. In about 3 months the tree buds would mature and produce beautiful blossoms with such magnificence that it shames the best idea of beauty the human mind can imagine.
The enjoyment of a white Christmas would elude me but the promise of a glorious spring, just a few short months from now, fills my head and lifts my spirit. I promise to spend more time under the tree this spring, enjoying the fulfillment of the promise that the buds will bring forth.
Reflecting On The Impending Fall
No, not the economy; autumn is upon me.
For two weeks this tree has become a deeper shade of red each and every day. My seasonal thermometer, reminding me every day that summer is gone and autumn is in full spring.
Spring Has Sprung and Summer Has Come
Summer is here, regardless of what the calendar may show. In the course of a single night the large trees went from having only buds to visible green leaflets. To me it was a quiet and peaceful morning but obviously natures clock was ringing loud and the trees responded to the season's call.
First Magnolia Blooms Of 2010
Several days of March rain showers have coaxed the signs of wonderful color from the earth.
Up until this point what I thought were Dogwood trees are actually Magnolia trees. Behold, the first blooming Magnolia tree of the year.
First Flowers of 2010
The first wonderful warm and sunny weekend of 2010 presented a surprise, flowers! Spring is close and I grow excited with expectation of seeing the beautiful flowering dogwood trees.
