Wednesday, February 18, 2015

A Hundred Million Miracles Are Happening Every Day





It occurred to me tonight that it won't always be like this.


The snow will melt, our grass will grow fast and furious.

We'll come home, kick off our shoes and slip into our flip flops.




We'll pour something cold to drink and wander our gardens,

pulling a weed here, smelling a leaf or a blossom there.

We'll be complaining about how short the spring was and  how early the heat came.

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 We'll eat freshly picked salad greens,

juicy strawberries and plant our dahlia bulbs.

Maybe this will be the year we make a peach pie.

It's coming. I promise.

 I heard it thru the grapevine.

Don't cha know.



22 comments:

  1. It always comes back around, the birth of a new season and that's how the world goes round, see, you have snowdrops pushing out! We have to enjoy them all for what they are those pesky seasons :) I am going to hold you to that peach pie, can't wait!

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    1. I know, today I was telling myself that I never have this much time to read in the summer, I;m always weeding. Gotta try and embrace this winter.

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  2. I picked daffodils today. No snow here....I'm not sure that I like winter without snow. It seems to make the arrival of daffodils a little less exciting.

    I'll be over for that peach pie. :)




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    1. Maybe I should come your way and we'll bake it there. Think you're close to the peach source. Winter without snow? Sound like heaven to me!

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  3. Jane...Never having experienced a snowy winter, I am amazed when I see your little beauties popping out of the snow. I am always do delighted to see the daffodils shoot through the pine straw covered beds and the buds appearing on the dogwoods and Bradford pears. I can only imagine the bliss that comes with seeing these after a very snowy long winter. Perhaps my appreciation would increase? Doubtful... I am always awestruck at the early beauty of a Japanese Magnolia... Melting snow couldn't improve that! Stay warm and cozy... Flip flop and peach picking time is on the way.

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    1. Yeah I would have no problem with a warmer winter. It's about 1degree here right now. Staying cosy, eating carbs.

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  4. Thank you! I needed to read that after looking out the window at the 13 inches of snow that buried Kentucky this week . . . .

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    1. It's unbelievable, you should be cheering me up with stories of spring beauty.

      Hope it clears soon. xo

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  5. Great post, my friend. Thank you.

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    1. I was sending this off to you all but now that we're in a polar vortex I was glad to reread tonight.

      I would not have been able to take these pictures after work tonight, I would have blown over the house.

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  6. Snowdrops! you have snowdrops? i've ordered some to plant this spring, but so far I have nothing ... just plain nothing. At least, nothing but snow. Bah!

    Maybe next week ... xo

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    1. I know, much needed snowdrops. It's freaking cold here in the South!

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  7. I've always had you down as a dreamer, cup half full sort of person. So am I, just not in February!

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    1. February is the most important month to keep your cup half full. Otherwise it is the cruelest month.

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    2. no, April really is the cruelest month - Chaucer and Eliot were right. I call it the Big Tease!

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    3. Shelley, can you please arrange for your massive snows to be finished and gone by March 16th? I arrive that night at Logan for a 11-day family visit and would really like some sunshine & to be able to see the roads! Thanks so much
      and so sorry for everything you-all are going through this Winter. Good luck!
      Diane in Denver

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  8. You are right. It's flippin' cold here in northern VA but my one ray of hope is that I have daffodils coming up in the front yard right next to the house. I think the brick of the house keeps that particular bit of ground a little warmer than the rest - which is, as you know, cover with snow. I do not like February.

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  9. Jane,
    Would you have a specific date available?
    Thanks so much. These last two months are always the worst, right? Keep the faith!
    Diane in
    Snowy-ish Denver

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