March is here which means spring is just around the corner! I couldn’t be more excited! Just thinking about the warmth of the spring sunshine and the coming of the green! Trees begin to bud, flowers emerge from their winter hibernation, the grass turns green and lush. Birds of every color appear in flocks once again searching for handouts at the bird feeders. Production begins of the sugar-water to fill hummingbird feeders in hopes of beating the tiny winged birds as they make their way to warmer places. Orange slices and grape jelly go out to entice my favorite, the Baltimore Orioles to hang around as long as possible before they venture on. Ahh…spring!
It’s been a long winter, that’s for sure. More snow than we’ve seen here in years has fallen and actually stayed on the ground most of the season. A few short breaks is about all we were allowed this year. I feel in my bones though, that this is all about to change. The snow is starting to melt, the sun actually warms the truck through the windows and the glass on the storm door heats the rug inside the house if the door is left open. The anticipation warms my soul and lifts my spirits to new heights!
Soon, we’ll be working outside to clear the grunge left from months of snow, wind, rain, and whatever else has blown in. Raking flower beds, trimming bushes, planting new flowers and suddenly colors will burst forth from every angle. The flowering trees will yawn & stretch their buds wide open to reveal the miraculous beauty within. People will smile more. Laugh more. Spend more time outdoors. Grimy vehicles will spend time in the car washes and many will get special treatment in the driveways of homes all over the state…buckets of suds and sponges, Armor-All and chamois…all will work to make these cherished autos sparkle and shine.
March also brings with it a rite of passage. Our son, Justin will be 25 in eight more days. I find that hard to believe. He’s still my little boy. My ray of sunshine. Always has been. Always will be.
With 12 more days till Daylight Savings time and 19 days till the first official day of spring…what is it that you’re looking forward to the most this spring season?
Like you I am looking forward to all the birds and flowers and outdoor activity. I love being outside and working in the vegetable garden. I have a small flower bed too that will get fresh plantings this year. Lush green pastures for the alpacas is always a welcome sight. I am also looking forward to new birth !! We are due for 2, hopefully 3 cria in the coming months. Although we’ve already had our first birth on the farm, he is now 4 months old and a lonely cria. I can’t wait to see the new babies, the fun they will have playing and romping with each other. It’s a scene that has not happened here yet and one I’ve waited for ever since we made our first alpaca purchase, nearly 4 years ago!. For 3 years they lived on another farm and have only been here just a year in March. So I welcome Spring as you welcome spring…. Let the Pronking Begin !
Your comment left me with goose bumps. I am envisioning the day you see all of your little ones and even the older cria all pronking in the evening, right about sunset…what a sight to behold. You will never be the same. It’s amazing, the harmony in which they pronk or bounce…it’s nothing less than poetic. Like an orchestrated dance, just for you. It’s amazing and just thinking of it gives me goose bumps. I wish I could be there with you that first time. When are your babies due?
I’ve seen pronking… just not with a bunch of little ones ! I have one girl that will be 2 in May and when she arrived here last April at just 11 months she and my then 8 month old did some pronking, but not too often, and once or twice they even got the “old ladies” going for a minute or two. But I’m waiting to see lots of little ones !
I have two due in April and one in May (hopefully) !
Of all the seasons I love spring…I call it the season of hope!
I love all the wild flowers and the birds come to life…
I plant lots of seeds and hope they will grow
What is the pink flower in the picture?
PiP
You’re funny! “I plant lots of seeds and hope they will grow.” Now, that was funny.
) If I’m not mistaken, the flower in the picture is an Azalea blossom. One of my favorites. Do you like it?
Spring is a time of renewed growth and life; Winter and Spring are like the message of Easter to me. There is a time of death and darkness and then there there is the joy of renewal and new life.
I”m with you on that one Norm. For sure. And, the hope of new life is always there…we know it’s coming. We look for it, we long for it and He always delivers. Like clockwork. Amazing.