The growth of Spring #phenology

We have a few, very few, patches of green showing up in the duff in front of the house. It's not clear what's growing in one location although the Better Half believes they may be dame's rocket. The second spot includes violets and wild strawberry plants that are encroaching on what used to be lawn. We've decided we prefer the more natural look.

dame's rocket? perhaps

Photo by J. Harrington

violets and wild strawberry leaves

Photo by J. Harrington

The buds on the red maples have begun to swell noticeably. If we get a string of sunny days, a big if, we expect hope to see the start of leaf out in a week or three. That brings us to the point where we feel obliged to call your attention to the classic Spring Is a New Beginning. After all, from where we sit typing this, we can almost see the beginning of April.

This morning the deck sparkled with frost and much of the pond north of the house was covered in skim ice. Despite such temporary setbacks, we know that warmer days and greener landscapes will arrive on unspecified but inevitable future days. We're doing our part by slowly but surely letting a little more optimism slip into our outlook every day. There's not much point in carrying old baggage to a new beginning.

April Come She Will

Lyrics:

April, come she will
When streams are ripe and swelled with rain
May, she will stay
Resting in my arms again

June, she’ll change her tune
In restless walks, she’ll prowl the night
July, she will fly
And give no warning of her flight

August, die she must
The autumn winds blow chilly and cold
September, I’ll remember
A love once new has now grown old

© 1965 Words and Music by Paul Simon

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