Spring: White, Green, and Pink

Sunday, March 25, 2012,
..... outdoors on my garden-patio, admidst the bursting leaves and flowers, sun on my back, listening to chirping birds.... the prettiest day since I've lived here.


I'm in the beginning of spring. Well, more accurately, nature is in the beginning of spring and I'm an excited observer. Living in southeast Texas for 30-plus years pretty much separated me from spring. Well, not really, but the spring I'd known in New England. Charlotte's spring is beautiful and colorful and a complete surprise to me. This is what spring should be. This is one of the reasons I moved here and I've not been disappointed. In fact, as I already wrote, I'm excited!


First of all several trees on my street bloomed into white flowers in about three days. Then as I drove down other streets, I'd see one-after-another pristine white trees and they reminded me of maids of honor walking down the aisle with their bouquets. What a sight!


Then two of the trees on this patio began to bloom with greenery just this week and yesterday's rain helped them open up last night, so this morning, when I looked down onto the patio from my windows, I couldn't see all the bird feeders and I realized the trees were filled with leaves. Tiny leaves, yellowish green, and oh so fun to watch open up. Just now, I'm seeing shade on this patio. A new thing.  And now one more tree is turning pink with delicate, spikey flowers on each branch. Maybe it's a bush that went wild, but it's a "tree" now and it's beautiful. Some birds are talking from it right now. 


Which brings me to something I've just paid attention to today. I knew the birds that come to feed here, like black sunflower seeds, but they are pricey, so last time I bought food, I bought two bags...one of sunflower seeds and one of a  mixture. On Thurs., when I filled the feeders, I put the mixture in. BAD choice! Over the weekend when I had my brother and sister-in-law here, I wondered why the birds weren't flocking here, as usual. I figured it had to do with the rain, or that I was in and out more, and not paying attention. Today when I came home from church, I realized the feeders were practically full, and THEN caught on. They didn't like my menu choice! So I put sunflower seeds in and now they are probably spreading the word, but won't come to eat while I'm out here. The sun's getting hot on my neck, so I'll go in soon when I finish this. 


I wanted you to know how much I'm getting filled up on the beauty I see here now. God is putting on a show for me and I appreciate it immensely!
I hope you have a beautiful show going on outdoors where you live. Enjoy it. Appreciate it. Thank God for it.