Outside, it's a bit chilly and grey... Squirrels scamper,
with twitchy tails collecting the last of their winter supply...
Inside, it's comfortable, sitting here surrounded
by flowers...taking note of the potted daffodils just
beginning to push up through the damp soil....
Online, people are trying to cope with the province's,
now even the continent's, lock down to slow the spread of
COVID-19... half laughing at the "problem," the other half trying
to preach common sense and selflessness to the panic-driven public...
In my mind, I see colours... I daydream... gazing at the bright, bold yellow
garden dafs that come up faithfully each Spring, often alongside the
tiny grape hyacinth that cluster under and around the dafs slender foliage.
I look to the fruit trees, soon to be covered in candy floss-like blossoms....
soft pinks, deep reds, and perfect whites... their perfumes wafting,
calling the bees to breakfast after their long, slumbering Winter...
I see li'l creatures who step out of their cozy havens in search of
their daily food, their eyes opening in wonder and excitement
as they sniff the air, looking around them to take in the soft,
friendly colours that reappear with the arrival of Spring...
The is such joy to be discovered in Spring!
"The Joy of Spring"
(watercolour, 8"x8", February 2020)
I hope you make time to look around and discover
many reasons to feel joy this Spring!
♥ Cath-
