Thoughts of Spring

For a few precious moments, spring was in the air the other day.

Temps were almost warm and the sun shone down in brilliant tones of gold.

One could just imagine bird songs and the tingle of wind chimes.

But the glory days, so reminiscent of spring, were short-lived.

Today, it felt cold again.  The sun shone but it gave out no warmth.

This month, during a trip to Yankee Candle Village in South Deerfield, Massachusetts, a pretty display was spotted.

It was a bicycle with a big bunch of flowers covering the handlebars.

When the windchill makes everything freeze, thinking about the pretty flowers on the bike will help to keep upcoming spring in mind.

WHAT IS ONE THING THAT REMINDS YOU OF SPRING?

TUESDAY'S POST: Thoughts of Spring, A Special Friend, and Gratitude

It's definitely way too early for flowers to pop up out of the dark, cold (frozen?) earth but there's no harm in thinking about spring, is there?

The  stained glass iris , shown here, hangs from the glass panel located at the top of our front door. It's very cold in New England right now.  However, every day , when walking down the stairs,  seeing that  stained glass iris gives me hope of good things to come.

A very dear friend from high school days gifted me with this piece of stained glass. She lives far away in the southwest now and I miss her.

Today, when I came downstairs, the realization came to me that I'm definitely behind in keeping up my gratitude journal and that's  very important to do. So off the shelf came  the thick,  pink-covered book. Once again, all the things I'm immensely grateful for each day will be listed. Some are very small things, like a phone call or having a washing machine in the basement in which to wash clothes.

When one is so filled with gratitude for what "is," it's almost impossible to complain or feel bad.  It's a theory that has been well tested and never, ever fails.

The first thing on tonight's gratitude list will be the stained glass iris, a harbinger of things yet to come, as well as the dear friend who gave it.

WHAT  IS ONE THING YOU ARE  MOST GRATEFUL FOR RIGHT THIS MINUTE?