Tuesday February 26, 2008

A Very Rainy Day Brings Signs of Spring

I smiled when I watched this dove in the bird bath this morning.  The rain on top of the ice make it appear to be walking on water.

The rain and above freezing temperatures have melted most of the snow.

Now I can see the tulips.

My favorite sign of spring is seeing the first crocus. 

They were one of the last gifts from my mother.  She gave us several bulbs for our tenth wedding anniversary in the fall of 1973, saying, “This is not a very pretty gift, but they will be pretty in spring.”

She died March 16, 1974, when the crocus were blooming for the first time.

Her death was due to a malignant tumor that had burst several weeks earlier (unknown to her), causing complications, that could not be countered by medication.

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I treasure the crocus more that any flower in our yard.

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