As every last snowflake falls,
I have been craving spring
just a little more.
I think about taking down
the wind-pounded
last grasp of the
winter holidays hanging
here and there...
I think about hanging
something
fresh and new
on the garage door and garden gate....
...something different...
....something that
carries the call of the
purple finch...
...something that makes me dream of
gardens and children's laughter and
swinging higher than the clouds...
...something that makes a visitor
smile as they
ring the bell
(although it doesn't work)
....something that evokes a hint
of the joys to come
as the seasons change
How do you decorate for spring?
Do you have a recurring tradition...or
do you create as the
warm spring breeze moves you?
I look forward to
blossoms and breezes...
to longer days....
to open windows ...
and to
warm sun upon my head.
I look forward to the same things.
ReplyDeleteWhen it comes to decorations on my front porch...I usually think of a wreath. The purple finches think about my wreath too. They just hang out in the trees and watch for my latest decoration. It's like they think I am putting a wreath there for them. In less than 2 days...a nest is started in the wreath. I wonder if they are the same birds every year?
Balisha
Oh how funny...I hang a basket of flowers on our garage, and within days the wrens have a nest....last year in our window box....
DeleteLovely to think about spring.
ReplyDeleteOur high today wasn't very
high, but it was sunny!
I go with the flow and like
to bring in bits of nature as
they start to appear....an
old bird nest from the previous
year, branches beginning to
bud, etc.
Thanks for the momentary
trip into springtime!
xo Suzanne
DeleteA lovely image Suzanne, bringing bits of nature in...
It is raining here right now...an eerie sound hitting the windows after a VERY snowy winter....but perhaps this means we will hover near 40 for a while.....
Hi ND! Your pictures and words are lovely! I'm not much of a decorator, but I love to open all the windows and let the light flood in. I'm more apt to be off walking with my camera looking for skies, and plants, and animals. I haven't gardened much because I taught in a year round school and always worked July and August and traveled in June and September. One of these days!
ReplyDeleteFB, thanks so much! Walking with your camera sounds like fun! I totally understand you not gardening in the summer due to time constraints. If we didn't have summers off, I doubt we would garden on such a grand scale! Start small......
DeleteYou are creative minded person. All designs are really impressive. Thank you very much for sharing beautiful designs.
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DeleteMy pleasure...and thank you!
So do I sweet friend, so do I.
ReplyDeleteAs I look out the French doors from my great room onto my snow capped garden, I am imagining the boxwood hedges once again inviting rabbits to hide under, the robins building their nests and most of all, having guests sit in the patio and enjoying the silence of lazy summer days. Let's get ready!
Anita
DeleteAhhhh....nice to see I am not the only dreamer. I will be planting in the house soon....peppers early...tomatoes later....we can't really plant outside until right around Memorial Day.
School Vacation this week?? I will be going back in early March. I am anxious but sad at the same time.
My children absolutely adored their cards ;)
Thanks for bringing some spring to this gray winter day!
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DeleteMy pleasure!! Enjoy.
I'm looking forward to bringing outside all my antique pots and urns!! And filling them with pansies and other annuals. The days are getting a bit longer, aren't they?
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Loi
DeleteI look forward to seeing them Loi...as they are an inspiration to this gardener's heart!
Hi, I am stopping by from Coastal Cottage Dreams. Your inspiration photos are lovely. I hope to add something spring like to our front door soon and I am slowly starting to add more pops of turquoise and blues, even some springy greens to our mostly neutrals home.
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DeleteWelcome Elizabeth! I spent forever picking those photos...I like different things....not always easy to find!
Glad to hear others are starting to think about sprucing things up!
Lovely images. I especially love the lavender filled basket! I am getting antsy to fill my pots of flowers for my front porch, I can't wait!
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DeleteI wish I had some whole lavender left...I would attempt that! You will be months ahead of us in decorating your pretty porch! I usually can't think about any serious planting til right before Memorial Day, as we are usually still having frost. I will have to hang a few artificial things, as much as I dislike! We are anxious to hang the house number, but another storm is expected ....soon I hope...it is so perfect!
SO lovely... I'm going to get busy and make something new to hang on my front door!
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DeleteHi Madge,
Thanks! Yes, get crafting!!!!
I love all your photos! They are very inspiring for the spring . . . but I'd hold off changing the decorations . . . There's another storm on the way . . . Ugh!
ReplyDeleteHow are you feeling these days? Are you back to work?
I know!!!! I cannot believe this winter. I just cannot take this snow! I am feeling well, and the doctor has given me the ok to go back March 6th :)
DeleteNice post. I needed it today. It's dreary here.
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