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.
[From The Sensitive Plant by Percy Bysshe Shelley]
It's the Vernal Equinox, dear reader, known in some quarters as "The first day of Spring".
From now on, the days get longer - Summer's just around the corner...
I have snowdrops and crocus flowers blooming! daffys and hyacinths are pushing their way up from the mud that is my back yard. the birdies are singing in the morning. and I am about to start sneezing with spring allergies!
ReplyDeleteOur snowdrops, dwarf irises and crocuses came and went (althought I have seen crocuses still in flower around the area), but our daffs, tulips and chionodoxa are ablaze, and the lilies and dahlias are sprouting already... Jx
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