March - St Patty's Day and the Hope of Spring

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photo by Painting With Light Photography

                                                                           

Green is my favorite color.. pretty much any shade.. And March brings out the green in me.. looking for as much of it as possible both in my wardrobe and in home decor.  It's a little too early to expect green grass, or buds on the trees but I find it in bringing little budding plants and sweet smelling herbs into the house.   It's about this time that I begin to yearn and think about my outdoor plants and the first signs of life are little green shoots.  At present the grape hyacinths are working their way out of the soil, even with the snow and cold.. Love their hearty style and determination.

And to those who are of the Irish decent  Happy St. Patrick's Day !!!!  Bring on the Green..  

WAITING

We are so looking forward to spring, when the snow is gone, or almost gone and the windows allow the fresh aroma of spring to waft through our space.

It has been or maybe just seems to be a long and cold winter.. maybe we have just become soft, I don't like to think so.. I would rather think that we are in need of the sun's warmth and the sight of green grass, buds on the trees and the sweet sounds of our feathered friends of the air.. I will try and remember when the heat seems too hot,, and look back at these cold, snowy and windy days of the winter past...