There's a whisper in the air... If you are still you may hear it. If you squint your eyes especially at dawn or dusk, you may catch the tint of pink or red or purple buds on naked trees. It's just a hint, if you blink it may be gone.
Crocuses are focusing their energy to bloom, Daffodils are awakening, Hyacinths are yawning with sweet fragrant morning breath and Azaleas are dreaming of pastel splendor to come.
Every year, without fail, Spring will come. Mother Nature touches the Earth with her warming influence and Life begins to flow. She fulfills her promise each cycle and comes through for us. Some would say she didn't sleep this Winter and was awake and planning through the cold months. There were hints of her work all over the country. There should be a fabulous display when Spring comes into full bloom this year!
A promise is an assurance, an agreement, a covenant. Something you can count on. Nature has promised to bloom no matter what else is going on with us busy humans. Whether you notice or not, the birds are begining to scurry about with scraps of straw and twigs. And if you watch them for awhile, you will see the males doing their best mating dances and chasing interlopers out of their presumed territory.
My little Carolina Wren has begun sitting high atop a tree singing his little lungs out for a mate. (Actually they don't have lungs!) You're pretty, pretty, pretty pretty he repeats over and over. His voice is pure and loud. She can hear him from a long distance. And then he invites her to tea... Second verse, tea par-tee', par-tee', par-tee', par-tee'!
Spring is such a wonderful time of year! It's the time when you know what is to come. When life is uncertain and daunting, Spring will come! When the doldrums of Winter are getting you down, Spring is committed to explode into color and fragrance. When things are not going your way, go outside! Hold on, take a breath and let your mind wander to Nature. All things are interrelated and conjoined and that includes us.
A breath of fresh early Spring air can soothe the Soul! Shake off the worries and take a cue from the flora and fauna. After all... a promise is a promise!
